Pramath is a pioneering force in Indian higher education. He is the Founder & Chairman of Harappa Education (now part of upGrad), which strives to become India’s largest online institution focused on teaching habits and skills critical to workplace success in the 21st century.

He is the Founding Dean and a member of the Executive Board of ISB which rapidly became one of the top-20 business schools in the world. He is also the Founder & Trustee of the acclaimed Ashoka University, a liberal arts university which launched the popular Young India Fellowship.

Pramath has been instrumental in setting up a wide spectrum of change-based higher education initiatives, including a management program for career-oriented women, an entrepreneurship fellowship for the Himalayan region, and a solution-focused design education for the built environment.

He has also been a media entrepreneur, education consultant and management advisor at the 9.9 Group, which he founded, and a Partner at McKinsey & Company.

Academics are his first love: He received a PhD and an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania and a BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, where he was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2018.

Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Vardhman Special Steels Limited which is a part of the Vardhman Group having a turnover of around $ 1.5 billion.

Actively involved in CII since 25 years and past Chairman of the Northern Region.

Past President of the Ludhiana Management Association.

Founder and President of the Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Association (the largest industrial association in Himachal Pradesh).

Been involved in several government bodies in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

Total work experience of over 32 years.

Raj is currently the CIO and founder of the Devish Fund, a global long/short hedge fund based in London and focused on the old economy sectors. The Devish Fund is managed within DSAM Partners (London) Ltd and is anchored by a large European family office.

Raj is a seasoned investor with over 18 years’ experience at top tier firms including DSAM, Naya Capital Management (Naya) and Goldman Sachs. He has had a particular focus on alpha generation within the old economy cyclical industries and experience starting, running and managing a successful start-up fund management business with Atlas Square Partners.

Raj began his career in 2004 with Goldman Sachs, initially as an analyst in the Industrials & Natural Resources Group within the Investment Banking Division (IBD) and then as an Executive Director in the Fundamental Strategies Group (FSG). At FSG, he managed a team of five people focused on proprietary investing opportunities across the capital structure in various global sectors including TMT, Industrials, Cyclicals and Consumer. In 2012, Raj joined Naya as a founding partner covering Commodities, Cyclicals, Industrials and Consumer sectors with additional input into portfolio construction and management. In 2017, Raj left Naya to help found Atlas Square Partners where he co-managed the portfolio with the CIO and headed up the research team. In 2020, he joined DSAM as a partner covering Commodities, Cyclicals, Industrials, Travel & Leisure and Business Services as well as China TMT. In his time at DSAM he had significant outperformance through to closure of the original funds in November 2021.

Raj has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University (India), a Masters in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University (USA) and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad).