Kuldip Chawlla

Bio

Mr. Chawlla joined Red Fort in 2007 and has expertise in risk mitigation and portfolio management strategies. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Chawlla was the Chief Operating Officer at Unitech Realty Investors, where he played a key role in raising and managing a $250 million domestic real estate fund with investments in real estate projects worth over $1 billion. From 2003 to 2004, he was the Chief Operating Officer at VLCC Healthcare Ltd., India's leading weight loss and beauty services group, where he raised private equity from CLSA and led the firm's retail expansion across 25 cities on a pan-India basis. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Chawlla was a Principal at IL&FS Investment Managers Limited, the private equity investment management business of the IL&FS Group. At IL&FS, as part of the founding team, he played a key role in managing over $150 million of institutional capital devoted to investing in infrastructure and high-growth sectors, including $100 million in an infrastructure-focused fund with American International Group. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Chawlla set up and ran the operations for one of India's first foreign institutional investors, Chescor Capital, and invested in the public markets. From 1991 to 1994, he was an Investment Manager at a joint venture of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and 3i Group PLC, investing in early stage businesses across high-growth sectors. He started his career at ICICI Bank in 1988 in project and corporate finance. Mr. Chawlla is a frequent speaker and commentator at conferences in India and overseas on infrastructure, real estate and private equity. Master of Business Administration (concentration in Finance and Marketing), Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi; Bachelor of Economics, University of Delhi (with honors).