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About Kaushik, Founder Elevate
Majority of my career in Investment Banking & Private Equity:
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Goldman Sachs: Associate, then promoted to Vice President in Investment Banking Division, leading some of the largest ever M&A deals
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Private Equity Principal by age 28 and Director by 30 (Goldman's $100bn fund and Varde's $15bn fund), investing in financial services and technology companies and building private equity businesses globally
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MBA from UChicago Booth School of Business at age 25
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Started my career in management consulting at Deloitte, advising Fortune 500 clients on strategic & operational decisions
Over my career, I've worked on some of the largest transactions ever in the financial services industry:
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Lead Associate / VP on GE’s $100bn global divestiture of GE Capital
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Lead Associate / VP on the $3bn IPO of Synchrony (largest IPO since Facebook)
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Lead Associate / VP on the $50bn sale of GE’s Commercial Finance businesses
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Lead Associate / VP on the $20bn spin-off of Synchrony
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Advising Apple on Apple Card Launch
During my time at Goldman, Deloitte and beyond, I've served in several prominent people management & leadership roles:
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Chief of Staff, Goldman Sachs Investment Banking - Financial Institutions Group
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Lead, Goldman Sachs Analyst & Associate Recruiting Committees
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Lead, Goldman Sachs Analyst & Associate Promotion Committees
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At Deloitte, one of 10 nationally to serve on the National Consulting Leadership Council, and also led the Deloitte Analyst Recruiting Team