Biju Mohandas

• An emerging markets investor with close to two decades of investing, operating and leadership experience spanning 20 countries in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa. Invested across diverse sectors - healthcare, education, agribusinesses, financial services, food and nutrition, pharmaceuticals and medical technology. • Track record of establishing operations in new markets for investors, recruiting & leading investment teams, swiftly sourcing deals, deploying capital & securing profitable exits. • As director, mentor & advisor on boards of more then 20 companies, start ups and not for profits has worked closely with founders, management teams & co-investors to develop strategy, raise capital and achieve rapid organic & inorganic growth. • Unique track record of using deep relationships in India and Africa as well as North America and Europe to stitch together cross border transactions involving M&As /JVs between global and emerging markets companies. • One of the earliest professionals to join the impact investing space in EMs a decade ago with a leadership role at pioneering Impact Investor – Acumen Fund, headed Healthcare and Education investments (H&E) in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) over a 9 year period for the world’s largest development finance institution – International Finance Corporation (IFC) & currently, Partner & Global Co-Lead for Healthcare at Leapfrog, an impact investor with $1.5 Billion under management, thereby bringing a unique perspective on what it takes to deliver commercial returns while achieving development impact.