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Rajith Sebastian is currently a member of the Investment Committee at The Penn Medicine – Wharton Fund for Health.
Prior to this, he worked as a Director at Standard Chartered Bank South Africa Ltd. from 2009 to 2013, an Assistant Vice President at ChinaVest Ltd. from 2006 to 2008, and a Consultant at Monitor Deloitte from 2004 to 2005.
Sebastian received his undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town in 2003 and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2017.
Rajith Sebastian active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Wharton Fund For Health
Wharton Fund For Health Investment ManagersFinance Wharton Fund For Health invests in companies located in the United States. The firm target companies operating in the health sectors. It participates in early-stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.1 million to USD 0.25 million. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Rajith Sebastian
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Standard Chartered Bank South Africa Ltd.
Standard Chartered Bank South Africa Ltd. Major BanksFinance Provides corporate and institutional banking services | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2013 |
ChinaVest Ltd.
ChinaVest Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance ChinaVest is an active manager which invests in innovative companies in a range of sectors including precision manufacturing, consumer services, communications, logistics and supply chain solutions and information technology. Their geographic focus is on Greater China (PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong) and the US. The firm seeks to invest USD 2-5 million in early-stage companies or USD 5-15 million in mature companies with an enterprise value of USD 25-400 million. They take majority and minority stakes in their investee companies, providing financing for early, expansion-stage and management buyouts. ChinaVest partners with their investee companies to source add-on acquisition opportunities and assist with their growth initiatives. They also invest in mezzanine securities in middle market Chinese companies. The firm generally exits their investments through IPOs and strategic sales. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2008 |
Monitor Deloitte
Monitor Deloitte Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategic consulting services | Consultant / Advisor | 30/06/2005 |
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University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
ChinaVest Ltd.
ChinaVest Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance ChinaVest is an active manager which invests in innovative companies in a range of sectors including precision manufacturing, consumer services, communications, logistics and supply chain solutions and information technology. Their geographic focus is on Greater China (PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong) and the US. The firm seeks to invest USD 2-5 million in early-stage companies or USD 5-15 million in mature companies with an enterprise value of USD 25-400 million. They take majority and minority stakes in their investee companies, providing financing for early, expansion-stage and management buyouts. ChinaVest partners with their investee companies to source add-on acquisition opportunities and assist with their growth initiatives. They also invest in mezzanine securities in middle market Chinese companies. The firm generally exits their investments through IPOs and strategic sales. | Finance |
Standard Chartered Bank South Africa Ltd.
Standard Chartered Bank South Africa Ltd. Major BanksFinance Provides corporate and institutional banking services | Finance |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Monitor Deloitte
Monitor Deloitte Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategic consulting services | Commercial Services |
Wharton Fund For Health
Wharton Fund For Health Investment ManagersFinance Wharton Fund For Health invests in companies located in the United States. The firm target companies operating in the health sectors. It participates in early-stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.1 million to USD 0.25 million. | Finance |
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