Rahul Kumbhani Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Baylis Emerging Markets is an impact focused private equity fund covering Sub-Saharan Africa that focuses on middle-market investments in the job-creating manufacturing and digital infrastructure sector.• Created and drafted critical documents such as investment summaries, growth-strategy presentations & due diligence reports.• Participated actively in international conferences such as AFSIC, AVCA, and SuperReturn, gaining valuable insights into industry trends and networking with key stakeholders.• Involved in negotiations on many pipeline opportunities from across the continent building a strong general and Africa-specific understanding of the private equity deal cycle, return metrics, risks, leverage, and deal terms.• Contributed to the curation of comprehensive ESG policy and strategy encompassing baseline assessment, monitoring, and reporting processes. Focused efforts on bridging the digital divide, promoting financial inclusion, empowering rural communities, and fostering gender equity to drive sustainable and impactful investments in the Africa.• Co-authored articles on Forbes: The Appetite for African Data Centers: Can Investment Keep Up? Africa’s Future: The AfCFTA, & Value-Added Manufacturing. From Crisis to Opportunity: How Africa Can Boost Manufacturing and Employ Sustainable Production in the Wake of the Ukraine Conflict.

The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) serves as a critical advisory body to the President of the United States, offering strategic guidance on ways to enhance and deepen commercial ties between the United States and African nations.• In this capacity, I acted as a Staff Rep with Baylis Emerging Markets serving as the Chair of the Digital & ICT Subcommittee as well as participating in the Energy & Environment Subcommittee. • Through this position, Baylis Emerging Markets effectively delivered the Digital & ICT subcommittee's recommendations to esteemed officials such as the Honorable U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo, and Honorable Deputy Secretary, Don Graves.

Wakefield, United Kingdom

• Coached hockey camps targeted at elite juniors across Europe • Worked in multi-national teams requiring strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Master Of Science, Global Management Of Natural Resources, Distinction (Dean'S Award)

• Recipient of an Academic Studentship from UCL. • Developed a broad understanding in the Oil, Gas, Metals, Mining & Renewable sectors.

Executive Program, Private Equity

An industry-leading program encompassing portfolio management, fund performance quantification, fund selection, structuring, leverage.

Bachelors Of Engineering, Material Science And Engineering, First Class Honours

• Received a distinction in a final year research project based on polyelectrolyte complexes made using one-step casting.

Diploma, Contemporary China'S Financial Problems, 83

• Selected to represent Queen Mary at a month-long course entitled ‘Contemporary China’s Financial Problems’ at the International Summer.

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