Vikram S. Pandit PhD '86

Vikram S. Pandit is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Orogen Group, an operating company he created with Atairos that makes significant long-term strategic investments in financial services companies and related businesses with proven business models.

Mr. Pandit joined Morgan Stanley in 1983 and ultimately became President and Chief Operating Officer of the company's institutional securities and investment banking businesses. Mr. Pandit left Morgan Stanley to become a founding member and chairman of the members committee of Old Lane, LP. When Old Lane was acquired by Citigroup in 2007, Mr. Pandit became Chairman and CEO of Citi Alternative Investments and later led Citi's Institutional Clients Group. He became CEO of Citigroup in December 2007 and successfully recapitalized, restructured and revitalized the company before he left in October 2012.

Mr. Pandit is a member of the Board of Directors of ExlService Holdings, Inc., Westcor Land Title Insurance Company, and JM Financial Credit Solutions Ltd. Mr. Pandit is a member of the Board of Columbia Business School and a member of the Board of Visitors of the Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science. Mr. Pandit earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering from Columbia University and received his Ph.D. in finance from Columbia in 1986.