Gurdeep Singh Kohli

Gurdeep is a Member of SC Ventures at Standard Chartered Bank. As one of the founding members, he has been responsible for helping set up SC Ventures with a focus on building new business models, venture incubation and governance, and client co-creation. He has been instrumental in building a portfolio of over 30 ventures many of which have been successfully launched. 

He relocated from Singapore to London in 2021 to expand the SC Ventures mandate in Europe and Americas. In addition to building new business models and serving on the Board of a few ventures, he is also responsible for SC Ventures Strategy, Intrapreneurship efforts and Chief of Staff role. He is a regular speaker at venture building and fintech events in the UK.

Gurdeep has over 20 years of experience in financial services strategy, innovation and venture building. Prior to joining SC Ventures in 2018, he was a Managing Director in Standard Chartered Bank’s Group Strategy team and led a variety of strategic discussions for the Bank’s Management Team and the Board. He started his career with McKinsey & Co in India in 2001 before moving on to join Credit Suisse’s Corporate Development and Strategy Group in 2008. 

Gurdeep holds a post graduate diploma in International Business from Symbiosis Institute of International Business, India, a Post Graduate Diploma in Investment Banking from ICFAI and a B.Com.(Hons) degree from Delhi University, India. He currently lives in London with his family. In his spare time, he likes to write – having published a children’s book for his daughters, he is now working on a book for the young professionals.