Rishi Khosla OBE (born September 1975)[1] is the CEO and co-founder of OakNorth Bank,[2] a British bank.
Rishi Khosla | |
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| CEO of the OakNorth Bank | |
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| Born | 1975 |
| Alma mater | University College London |
Early life and education edit
Khosla was born in London, where his father earned a degree in engineering. During the early years of his life, Khosla's family moved to Delhi, India, where they lived in a small apartment with his grandparents and uncle's family.[3]
In the 1980s, Khosla's family moved back to London, where he went on to attend secondary school in South Harrow.[4] During this time, his father worked as a businessman selling construction equipment in the Middle East.[1][5]
Khosla started his GCSEs at the age of 11 and had his first A-level exams at 13.[citation needed]
In 1992, aged 17, Khosla attended University College London (UCL), where he received a BSc undergraduate degree in economics. He then received a master's degree in Accounting & Finance from The London School of Economics (LSE).[3]
Career edit
After graduating from LSE, Khosla began his career at the Dutch bank ABN AMRO in 1995[5] before joining GE Capital in 1999.[6]
Prior to establishing his own company, Khosla worked for Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, where he managed a private equity venture portfolio for the Mittals that invested in fintech companies. It was during this time that Khosla became an early-stage investor in PayPal.[7]
In 2011, Moody's Corporation acquired a majority stake in Copal Partners before eventually purchasing the company in 2014.[8]
In 2015, Khosla and Perlman launched their second business together, OakNorth Bank. In March 2015, the company secured a full banking license from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),[9] becoming the third new UK bank in over 150 years.[3]
Awards edit
In 2011, Khosla was one of the recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[10]
The list is compiled in partnership with The Sunday Times.[11]
In 2020, Khosla was awarded an OBE in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year Honours List for services to Business.[12]
Personal life edit
Khosla has been married to his wife Milan since 2000. The couple have four children together.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Rishi KHOSLA personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Rishi Khosla | Our Cofounder & CEO | OakNorth Bank". OakNorth. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ a b c Duggal, Soumya (2022-12-09). "Rishi Khosla: Those Who Think Young". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ a b Khosla, Rishi (2019-09-04). "Secrets of my success: Rishi Khosla, chief executive of OakNorth Bank". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ a b "Rishi Khosla: pioneer of challenger banking". Financial Times. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Cotton, Barney (2019-04-26). "The man who built a unicorn: an interview with Rishi Khosla - Business Leader News". Business Leader. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Bernal, Natasha (2019-04-22). "How I turned £35k into a £650m fortune: Britain's top tech entrepreneur Rishi Khosla". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "History of Copal Amba | Moody's Analytics". www.moodysanalytics.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Lord Adair Turner joins board of digital challenger bank OakNorth". Financial Times. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "UK Artificial Intelligence Industry Landscape". Aging Analytics Agency. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "2018 Maserati 100: business innovators from G to K | Maserati UK". www.maserati.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "New Year Honours list 2020". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-04-03.