Vikram Gandhi
Vikram Gandhi (born May 20, 1962) is an Indian investment banker and an impact investor. He is the founder & CEO of VSG Capital Advisors and also founded Asha Impact.[1] Vikram is also a faculty member at the Harvard Business School.[2]
Early life
Vikram was born on 20 May 1962 in Allahabad, India and did his schooling at Cathedral School, Mumbai. He went on to pursue his B.Com from the University of Mumbai and later pursued his MBA from the Harvard Business School [3]
Career
Prior to forming VSG Capital Advisors, Vikram was Vice Chairman of Investment Banking and Global Head of Financial Institutions Business for Credit Suisse, in New York City and Hong Kong. He was a member of Credit Suisse's Global Investment Banking Management Committee and the Fixed Income Operating Committee.[4]
Prior to his tenure at Credit Suisse, Vikram worked at Morgan Stanley, where he was Co-Head of Global FIG in New York; his prior work at Morgan Stanley included heading the Firm's institutional strategy area, its Global E-commerce Committee, and as Country Head and President of Morgan Stanley India.[5]
Board commitments
He is a Board Member and Chairman of the Asian Regional Committee of Grameen Foundation,[6] a Board Member of Janalakshmi Financial Services,[7] and a member of the Investment Committee at Gawa Capital.[8] Vikram is also a Founding Member of Harvard University’s South Asia Initiative [9] and also a Founder of Ashoka University,[10] the first liberal arts college established in India. He is a member of The Global Leaders Circle [11] and associated with the Social Entrepreneurship initiative at Harvard Business School. Vikram is also a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, Washington DC, which plays an important role in promoting economic growth, reducing poverty and maintaining global financial stability.[12]
Community work
Vikram set up Asha Impact, which is an impact investing platform that invests in three key areas — financial inclusion, affordable housing and alternative energy. Currently based in New Delhi, India, Asha Impact provides equity and grant capital to social enterprises and engages with government, business and civil society on key policy issues.[13][14]
Personal life
Vikram was married to humanitarian Meera Gandhi who is the founder & CEO of The Giving Back Foundation and they have three children.[15]
References
- ↑ "Vikram Gandhi investment banker - Corporate Headlines". Corporateheadlines.wordpress.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Social Innovation Lab- Faculty Harvard Business School". HBS.edu. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Vikram Gandhi Sets Up VSG Capital Advisors, To Focus On Asia - VCCircle". Vccircle.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Vikram Gandhi, Investment Banking Veteran, Forms VSG Capital Advisors". Hitc.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Vikram Gandhi sets up own investment bank - Livemint". Livemint.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Board Committees and Advisory Councils - Grameen Foundation - Connecting the World's Poor to Their Potential". Grameenfoundation.org. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Who we are". Janalakshmi.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Our Advisory Group - GAWA Capital". Gawacapital.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Vikram Gandhi". Braingainmag.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ashoka University". Ashoka.edu.in. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Vikram S. Gandhi - L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited - L&T India". Lntidpl.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Kotex-Industrial Complex II". Mindbodypolitic.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ Siva, Meera (23 November 2014). "The social banker". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Genpact founder Pramod Bhasin & I-banker Vikram Gandhi invest in Unitus Seed Fund - VCCircle". Vccircle.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "The New Global Indians". Lassiwithlavina.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.