Ramaswamy, better known as Sam to many in the financial industry, holds deep expertise in business strategy, deals, investments, turnarounds and fundraising.

In his role, Sam oversees investment strategy and is responsible for identifying and investing in businesses to build a portfolio that lends synergy to Bajaj Finserv businesses, especially in the financial technologies, services, data analytics and related financial services spaces.

His role also involves proactive risk-mitigation in investment planning and management through use of data analytics and business insights.

Before joining Bajaj Finserv, Sam was CEO at Brand Capital, part of the Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd. (Times Group), where he is credited with significant investments in brand-led companies, restructuring the business during challenging times for driving growth, and building a very large portfolio of venture investments and several profitable exits.

Previously, Sam was entrepreneur and founded Sprout Growth Advisors, a Family Office advisory firm, with operations in Mumbai and New York.

In a career spanning 28 years and several countries, Sam has also led teams and business strategies at Houlihan Lokey India JV as Managing Partner & Board Director, India Equity Partners Fund as Co-founder and Managing Director, American Express Company as Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development, Goldman Sachs as Private Wealth Manager, and Booz Allen Hamilton as Consultant.

Sam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from India’s premier institute, IIT Madras, a Master of Science degree from Vanderbilt University, US, and is an MBA from Booth School of Business, University of Chicago.

Sam has served as Economic Advisor to HH the Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Mcleod Ganj, India.

Sam is also recipient of the Bharat Shiromani Award as Entrepreneur of the Year 2019.