Rishi Khosla

Rishi Khosla, CEO and co-founder of OakNorth Bank

Rishi Khosla is a British-Indian serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of OakNorth Bank Limited,[1] a digitally-led bank focused on lending to small and medium-sized growth businesses and entrepreneurs.[2]

Education

Khosla holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University College London, and a Masters in Accounting & Finance from London School of Economics,[3] where he was awarded a scholarship by the Economic and Social Research Council.[4]

Career

Khosla started his career in banking at ABN Amro[5]

In 1999, Khosla moved to GE Capital’s London-based business development group, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions.[6] During his tenure, he established an early stage venture fund for GE Capital, which he co-managed.[7][8] He subsequently joined the family office of Lakshmi Mittal to manage their venture capital and private equity investments.[9]

Khosla was one of the co-founders of Copal Amba, an outsource research business for investment banks, which was acquired by Moody's Corporation in 2014.[10] In mid-2008, Copal Amba was ranked the Number One Investment Research and Analytics KPO in Brown and Wilson Group's annual 'Black Book of Outsourcing 2008'.[11] Khosla was also one of the recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2011.[12]

Khosla founded OakNorth Bank[1] with business partner, Joel Perlman. In 2015, it was awarded a full banking licence by the PRA and FCA and began deposit taking and lending in September 2015.[13]

Philanthropy

Khosla has been a Trustee of New Philanthropy Capital (NPC),[14][15] an organization providing independent research and tailored advice on the most effective ways to support charities,[16][17] for eight years.

References

  1. 1 2 "OakNorth Bank - changing the way businesses finance their growth". www.oaknorth.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  2. ↑ "Mambu to Provide Cutting-Edge Banking Technology for OakNorth Bank". www.mambu.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  3. ↑ London School of Economics Newsletter for the Supporters of LSE
  4. ↑ "Epiphany Ventures — Team". epiphanyventures.in. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Rishi Khosla, CEO of Copal Partners, an outsourced research company for the financial services sector, and won Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award for London and The South". www.copalamba.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  6. ↑ Dunkley, Emma (2015-05-26). "Rishi Khosla: pioneer of challenger banking". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  7. ↑ World Investment Conferences Europe 2011
  8. ↑ Economics Times Learning on the job with LN Mittal
  9. ↑ "Learning on the job with LN Mittal". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  10. ↑ "Indian lender buys $100m OakNorth stake". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  11. ↑ "Copal Partners Named #1 Global Investment Research and Analytics KPO by the Black...". Reuters. 2008-07-01.
  12. ↑ Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Award Recipients
  13. ↑ "OakNorth Bank gains licence and aims its proposition firmly at SME lending - Real Business". realbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  14. ↑ "Giving Insights: Making an impact in India". New Philanthropy Capital.
  15. ↑ Third Sector Home " News " Movers: Baroness Neuberger, board member, New Philanthropy Capital Movers: Baroness Neuberger, board member, New Philanthropy Capital
  16. ↑ New Philanthropy Capital NPC's trustees
  17. ↑ "NPC" (PDF). Charity Commission UK.
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