Anand Periwal

Head of Partnerships, Validus Capital

^{Anand is Head of Partnerships at Validus, Singapore’s largest SME financing platform. He brings over 13 years’ experience in growth and transformation advisory in the banking sector across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, where he held key roles with large banks and management consultancy firms. At Validus, Anand is responsible for driving strategic partnerships to accelerate growth for Validus and its customers. Anand works with external partners in the region, ranging from tech companies to large corporates and financial institutions, to identify collaboration opportunities, drive innovation and unlock shared business value. Prior to joining Validus, Anand was with ANZ Banking Group and drove business build outs and technology transformation in governance, risk management and credit redesign initiatives, where he led the bank’s entry and implementation strategy into India, Thailand and Myanmar. He also managed the Indian Global Markets Sales business in his role. Anand has also worked in management consulting and trading roles at Ernst & Young, Cedar Management Consulting and Futures First Info Services. Anand holds a Masters in Business Administration from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, and has a Bachelors of Commerce from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkalta (Calcutta University).}