Private Equity Pro Partners
Advisors
Dr. Narhari Rao
Advisor
Dr Narhari Rao was the Deputy Country Director at the Asian Development Bank, India Resident Mission. Before joining the ADB, he has worked in the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India and also held various assignments in the Government of India. He holds a D.Phil. in Economics from Oxford University and Bachelor’s degree from St. Stephens College, New Delhi.
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MBA, Harvard Business School (Class of 1981)
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Bachelor of Technology Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Mohan Kulkarni
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Mohan is an international Banker with more than 30 years’ experience in all aspects of banking and BPO industry, spanning various countries in Asia and the Middle East. He has worked at L&T, Citi , HSBC and other organizations. After a successful banking career, he founded a Business Process Outsourcing Company “FinSource Inc.”, which was acquired by Tele Tech USA in Nov.’05. Subsequently, Mohan served as the CEO of TeleTech India. Throughout his career, he has been a leader and an innovator.
Dr. Lawrence Duke, Senior international management positions, Citigroup International Monetary Fund, Nomura Securities, State Street Boston Corp. Jun 1984-Nov 2002 Editorial Review Board member, The Journal of Investing New York, NY Jan 1992 -present Advisor, Local/Regional and international companies Jun 2004- present Faculty advisor, Drexel Investment Group Nov 2006-present Clinical Associate Professor: Marketing,Lebow College of Business, Drexel University.
Dr Lawrence Duke
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MBA, Harvard Business School (Class of 1984)
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Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge
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Masters of Arts, St. Stephens College, New Delhi
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Bachelor of Arts(Hons), St. Stephens, New Delhi
Arif Khan
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Arif Khan currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at MAC MANAGEMENT GROUP, Jakarta & Singapore. He has worked in various organisations such as CIC Group, Jakarta as an adviser, PT Bank CIC International Tbk, Jakarta as the Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank PLC, New Delhi. Multi-dimensional international business and finance professional with more than 37 years of progressive experience in the management of new organizations and in leading change. Global trading and risk management expertise as Group Treasurer in the major financial centers of New York and Hong Kong; experience in London and in the Philippines, India and Indonesia in the areas of asset-liability management, market risk management and financial restructuring; profitable track record.
Rakesh Aggarwal
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MBA, Indian Institute of Management, (IIM A) Ahmedabad
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Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
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For nearly 25 years, MrAggarwal was a banker at Citibank and Union Bank of Switzerland (Singapore). During that time, he managed a wide range of fnancial services activities and obtained considerable management experience.
Immediately after graduation, he started his banking career with Citibank in India in 1975. Various domestic and international assignments provided him rich professional experience. MrAggarwal later served as Regional Risk Asset Reviewer in the Asia Pacifc group where he assessed risk exposures at different Citicorp entities based in Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and India.
After his illustrious years with Citibank, Mr. Aggarwal joined Union Bank of Switzerland (“UBS”), Singapore in 1990, and became the Chairman of East Asia Credit Committee, where he managed all counter-party risks in the region at a time when UBS was expanding rapidly. He was also involved in corporate and structured finance, initial public offering underwriting, direct investments and other functions as Director of UBS (East Asia) Ltd, Singapore. In the last 10 years,he has been involved in promoting and managing new private enterprises in Singapore, India, USA and Australia, principally in industries such as media, technology and building materials. Mr. Aggarwal holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India and a Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering).
Praveen Suri
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Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
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St. Stephen's College
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Mr. Praveen Suri, based in the United States, along with Mr. Arvind Mathur, will provide training in derivatives.
Praveen has several years of global exposure in Citibank, Bank of America, Standard Charted Bank & ABN-Amro Bank. He led investment funds and high net worth banking teams in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the United States.
He has worked in various locations such as Singapore, Miami, Dubai, Mumbai, New York & various Latin American countries.
Praveen has managed portfolios of derivatives of US listed stock indices as well as FX and commodities for over a decade.
Besides being a derivatives strategist and trader, Praveen is a specialist in financial technology and an alumni of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science and the St. Stephens College.
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B.A. L.L.B. (Hons), WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
Shweta Luthra Mathur
Advisor
Shweta supports about 20 workplaces in her capacity as an External Member on the Internal Committee. She conducts awareness sessions on the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, as well as the Prevention of Child Sexual Offences Act 2012. She has conducted over 150 awareness sessions and has been a part of about 40 plus inquiries on sexual harassment. Her PhD research, which she is still pursuing on a part-time basis, is focused on the socio-legal aspects of fitness to plead and stand trial in English and Indian Courts.
Suneil Kucchal
Advisor
20 years in value investing and momentum trading using fundamental & technical analysis. Specialised in customised indicators & currency trading. Certified "Gold" currency trader at Apiary(USA) (a currency Hedge Fund). Manages funds for 3 other such funds in USA, Canada, and Australia
34 years experience in Financial Services, Building Commercial Banking, Shared Services & Payments Businesses that create financial value through well integrated technology & customer focused operations.
Specialties: Trading Equity & Forex Markets using technical algorithms & fundamental analysis.
Driving Business Transformations - Strategy, Operations Management & Technology projects with measurable business outcomes. Startups and business unit turnarounds.
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Managing Partner and Founder, Twenty Four By Seven Strategies LLP
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General Management Program, Harvard Business School
Anjana Narain
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Anjana Narain brings 30 years of experience with major pharmaceutical companies such as CSL, GSK, Merck, and Bayer. She is currently the Managing Partner and Founder of Twenty Four By Seven Strategies LLP, a global business advisory firm and Founder & CEO of Sehat Sevika LLP, facilitating digital access to primary healthcare in rural India. Anjana is a key note speaker with recent appearances at Sankalp Global Summit 2022 roundtable discussing Innovative financing in primary healthcare in India and the Women Economic Forum Silicon Valley roundtable to discuss The Impact of the new normal on the Healthcare sector. She was featured by Womany.net, the largest women’s network in Greater China in their Global Women’s Impact Forum in 2018 as a keynote speaker. She was a panelist in the 2019 Women of Substance with Superpowers sponsored by Seniors PGA Tournament and WRAL TV in RTP North Carolina, USA.
Narain completed the General Management Program at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Masters of Business Administration from the University of New Haven in Connecticut and Bachelor of Arts from RG College in India.
She has a track record of strategic vision and strong leadership delivering industry-leading performance and sustainable growth in large scale biotechs and pharmaceuticals. Narain has extensive global experience, living and working across three continents, including North America, Europe and Asia.