Balaji V. Swaminathan

Bala Swaminathan (Bala) is a Founder of and CEO of a regulated fund management and wealth advisory business in Singapore focusing on credit opportunities and advising accredited investors on their investment portfolio. He is also an investor in early stage companies. With almost two decades of banking experience in Asia, Bala has a proven track record in building regional businesses and deep expertise in risk management.

Prior to this Bala was Westpac Banking Corporation’s President of International between 2012 and 2018 with overall responsibility for Westpac’s operations in Asia, Europe & America, in particular growing the Bank’s footprint and supporting Westpac’s customers doing business internationally.

Immediately prior to joining Westpac, Bala worked with Bank of America Merrill Lynch as its Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Global Corporate and Investment Banking, where he was responsible for providing the strategic direction for the bank’s corporate and investment banking businesses in India.