Senior Partner and Head of Private EquitySamena Capital
Mr Venkataraman is a Senior Partner of Samena Capital Management LLP and Head of Private Equity. Previously, he was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Avest, an Asian direct investments platform. Mr Venkataraman was a Managing Director from 2007 to 2010 with Bridgepoint Capital, the leading European mid-market buyout firm, where he was responsible for leading technology and digital media investing and developing Bridgepoint Asia. Prior to joining Bridgepoint Capital, Mr Venkataraman was a Partner with McKinsey & Company for 14 years and lead the firm's High Tech and Telecom practice for Asia. He is the author of several articles on strategy and various aspects of software services, telecommunications and e-commerce and in 2005 was chosen for the prestigious Young Achiever award by the Indo-American society. Mr Venkataraman was educated at the Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur (National Talent Scholar). He also holds a M.Phil in International Relations from Oxford University (Inlaks Scholar) and a M.P.A in Economics and Public Policy from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Woodrow Wilson Fellow).