Ajit Kumar

Managing Director – Evolvence India Fund

Mr Ajit Kumar is responsible for the core operations of EIF and EIF II, from strategy, deal originations, monitoring investments, generating exits and investor relations. At EIF Mr Kumar manages 15 funds and 14 co-investments and he represents on the Board of co-investment companies, Investment Committees and Advisory board of underlying funds. Mr Kumar has over 25 years’ hands on experience in private equity investments. At his prior engagement at a multifamily office in the middle east he has been responsible for managing a diversified portfolio where he has allocated capital to more than 130 Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds, direct and co-investments across various sectors, themes and strategies in India and other geographies. Mr Kumar has served on the board and its sub-committees of various public and private entities in BFSI, Steel, Construction & Engineering, Chemicals, Education and Service Sectors. Mr Kumar has also been involved in several middle market M&A, Consolidation and Management Buy-outs.  Mr Kumar holds an MBA from London Business School.