Shri Rishi Kapoor

(BT/EE/1988)

Rishi Kapoor is now Investcorp's Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer (CIO), overseeing the Firm's investment activities across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, covering Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Credit, Absolute Returns Strategies and Insurance Solutions. He has been with the firm for over 33 years, serving as the Co-Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to 2024 and as Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2015. He joined Investcorp in 1992 from Citigroup.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He is a member of Duke University's Middle East regional advisory board, the Oxford Energy PolicyClub, His Majesty King Charles' Sustainable Markets Initiative, the Board of Directors for National Bank of Bahrain. Previously, he served as a board member for several years at Gulf Air Holdings Group, Bahrain Airport Company and Gulf Aviation Academy. Rishi is a frequent speaker on media channels and at conferences as an expert voice on private markets investing across different geographies and asset classes. He has beenrecognized by Forbes Middle East as one of the top 10 Indian executives impacting the Middle East, and by Top CEO Middle East as a top Chief Executive in the GCC financial services and investment sector.

Honouring his stellar contributions in the fields of Global Finance and Investments, IIT Kanpur confers upon Shri Rishi Kapoor the Distinguished Alumni Award 2025.