Arvind Purushotham

Global Head of Citi Ventures Citi

Arvind Purushothamis the Global Head of Citi Ventures. He leads the team’s efforts to catalyzeinnovation and accelerate growth across Citi by bringing the outside in, convening stakeholders, helpingbuild new capabilities, and delivering thought leadership throughout boththe bank and the finance andtech ecosystems.

Arvind oversees all of Citi Ventures’ investing activities and partners with both Citi colleagues andleading startups to bring cutting-edge technologies and capabilities to Citi’s businesses and functions.

In addition, he advises the Citi Impact Fund, which invests in "double bottom line" U.S.-based privatesector companies that are helping address some of society's most pressing challenges.

Prior to Citi, Arvind spent nearly a decade as a Managing Director at Menlo Ventures, where he was aninvestor and Board member at companies including Kazeon Systems, Cavium Networks, Solidcore,nCircle Network Security, Intelligent Results, and Vhayu Technologies. Previously, Arvind was a designengineer and a ProgramManager at Intel Corporation.

Arvind obtained his BSEE from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, an MSEE from Case WesternReserve University, and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School. He enjoys running,photography, and reading inhis spare time. Arvind is passionate about golf—a passion, sadly, that hisskill level does not match. He lives in Palo Alto, CA with his wife, two sons, and their black lab Rocky.