Nikesh Arya

Nikesh Arya currently serves as a Senior Associate in Private Equity, Growth Capital & Impact Investing at Herbert Smith Freehills since August 2023, following a previous role as Associate in the same domain. Arya also holds the position of Legal Secondee at BlackRock since June 2024 and serves as Coordinator for the London Impact Investing Network (LIIN) since December 2023. Prior experience includes working as an Associate in Private Equity and M&A at Travers Smith from April 2021 to July 2023, and as Legal Counsel (Secondee) at Vitality from September 2020 to April 2021. Arya's background includes tenure as an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright from August 2017 to April 2021, with earlier roles including Legal Secondee at Howden Group Holdings and Trainee Solicitor at Norton Rose Fulbright. Arya's educational background features an MSci in Natural Sciences from UCL, an Accelerated LPC from BPP Law School, and a Graduate Diploma in Law, along with a year abroad at the University of Toronto.