Krishna Chintalapalli is a portfolio manager of the Parnassus Value Equity strategy and a senior analyst. He is responsible for portfolio management of the firm’s Value Equity strategy and firmwide investment research. Prior to joining Parnassus Investments in 2022, Krishna was a research analyst and then vice president of global equities at Ariel Investments. He was also a strategy manager at PwC Strategy, a consultant at CMA Strategy Consulting (now part of E&Y Parthenon) and a technical lead at Aricent Group (now part of Capgemini). Krishna received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from West Bengal University of Technology and his MBA from Cornell University.