Raman Thiagarajan

With over 20 years of experience in strategic advisory and financial services, Raman Thiaigarajan assumes the role of an Investor, Board Member and Mentor for startups across geographies.

Raman is deeply passionate about social transformation delivered through commercially focused approaches. After a successful first social edtech startup, dubbed nexquare, Raman is now leading the effort to scale zenda, his second edtech startup, with co-founder Haseeb Ahmed.

Previously, as Partner at McKinsey & Company, he led the Firm’s Financial Services Practice in the MENA region, and advised senior clients across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, India and Asia.