Vikram Raju

Head of Climate Investing | Private Credit & Equity
29 years industry experience

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Impact investors for over a decade, our approach is deliberately label-agnostic, focused on concrete impact while seeking to generate commercial private equity returns. Today, we continue to push the envelope questioning everything, from the scale of impact to the way to hold ourselves accountable.

Biography

Vikram Raju is a Managing Director and Partner with the Morgan Stanley Private Equity Solutions team. Vikram serves as Head of Private Equity Climate Investing for Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he established the 1GT platform which focuses on growth stage equity investments in companies that can contributed materially to CO2 emissions avoidance. Prior to joining the firm, Vikram was the Climate Funds Lead at the World Bank Group (IFC). Previously, Vikram was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and a portfolio manager with Lazard Frères. Vikram received a Master's in Finance from Bombay University and a Master's in International Affairs from Columbia University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Vikram is a member of the
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Solutions Team

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Strategies

Strategy Name	Description
Private Equity Climate Investing	Private equity investments that offer financial return prospects and demonstrable and measurable positive environmental impact.