Parag Saxena

Parag Saxena (Hindi: पराग सक्सेना; born 27 April 1955) is an Indian investment manager that is Co-Founder and General Partner of Vedanta Capital.^[1]

Parag Saxena
Born	(1955-04-27) 27 April 1955 (age 68) Pune, Bombay State, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	IIT Bombay (BTech) University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
Occupation	Venture Capitalist
Spouse	Usha Saxena

Early life and education

Saxena earned a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.^[2]

Career

Saxena started his career at Becton Dickinson as a product manager in 1978.^[3]

Previously, Saxena was the Managing Partner and founded Invesco Private Capital, a subsidiary of Invesco. Parag, over the course of four years, consistently qualified for Forbes Midas List. Parag was named the 23rd, 38th, 31st and 28th best deal maker in venture capital in the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 lists, respectively.^[4][5]

See also

• New Silk Route

References

1. Vedanta Capital
2. Parag Saxena page, NSR website. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
3. Parag Saxena-on Forbes' 2007 Midas List. Nriinternet.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
4. The Midas List. Forbes (2009-01-29). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
5. 2009 "Midas 100: Top Tech Dealmakers", p. 4 alpha sort, Forbes, 01.29.09, 6:00 PM ET. No list compiled in 2010 but 2011 perhaps.^{[dead link]}