V. Shankar

Co-Founder & CEO at Gateway Partners

Interviewee

V Shankar is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Partners, an investment manager focused on the dynamic growth markets of Africa, Middle East, South and Southeast Asia.

Shankar is non-executive director of Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals and Dangote Cement Products, Nigeria; FEDA Investment Management (a subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank), Rwanda; Vision Blue Resources, Guernsey; and AG Café International (Tim Hortons Middle East), United Arab Emirates. He is also a member of the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Board of the US Export-Import Bank.

Shankar previously served as CEO - Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas and a member of the global board of Standard Chartered Plc and prior to that as CEO - BA Asia and Head of Investment Banking for Asia Pacific at Bank of America. His past appointments in a non-executive capacity on various institutions and committees include the boards of the Inland Revenue Authority Singapore; Enterprise Singapore; Majid Al Futtaim Holdings UAE; Economic Strategies Committee and National Integration Council constituted by the government of Singapore; Asia Society, New York; Singapore Indian Development Association; Global Business Coalition for Education; Vice Chair of Future of Banking Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum; and, financial centre task force appointed by the Treasurer of the State of California.

Mr. Shankar was awarded the Public Service Medal by the government of Singapore in 2014.