Ravi Thakur is COO & GP Development Partner in the Strategic Capital Group, based in New York. Ravi is a member of the investment committee and focuses on value creation to SCG’s portfolio of GPs.

Previously, Ravi was a Principal at B-Flexion, the strategic investment arm of Ernesto Bertarelli, where he led U.S. GP activities for over ten years. While there, Ravi provided board-level guidance to the multi-billion dollar GP portfolio as a strategic partner. Prior to B-Flexion, Ravi was Head of US Distribution at Amundi Asset Management, where he led and built the firm’s wealth capital raising capability throughout the Americas. Before joining Amundi, Ravi was a Principal at Bank of New York Mellon Asset Management, where he was responsible for supporting the bank’s multi-boutique portfolio of asset managers with product and capital raising assistance globally.

Ravi began his career in Capital Markets at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. He holds a B.A. from the University of Houston, an M.A. from the Université de Toulouse Capitole, and is a fluent French speaker.