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Raj Rao

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President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Global Infrastructure Partners
📍 New York, New York, United States

Raj Rao is the President, COO, and a founding partner of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), which was recently acquired by BlackRock. With a background in energy investment banking at Credit Suisse and Barclays, he previously led GIPs Global Head of Energy division. He holds an MBA from the University of Delhi and a Masters in Finance from London Business School.

He serves on the board of the Asia Society, a non-profit that fosters understanding between Asia and the rest of the world. He is also on the Board of Directors for Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), which supports underserved young people in securing educational and career opportunities.

A key architect of GIP since its 2006 inception, he was instrumental in building the firm into a leading global infrastructure investor, culminating in its acquisition by BlackRock.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
President & Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Raj shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Raj cares about

Infrastructure Investment
As a founding partner and President of one of the world's largest infrastructure funds, this is his core professional focus, spanning energy, transport, and digital assets.
Energy Sector
He formerly served as GIP's Global Head of Energy and maintains board positions at energy companies like Naturgy and Vena Energy, showing continued expertise in the sector.
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Career

Work history

7-2006
President & Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Global Infrastructure Partners
3-2000 - 6-2006
Global Energy M&A / Investment Banking
Credit Suisse
6-1998 - 2-2000
Global Energy Investment Banking
Barclays
7-1994 - 8-1997
Equity Sales
Kotak Securities
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
9-1997 - 5-1998
Master's degree
London Business School
7-1992 - 6-1994
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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