Listed as India’s hottest 40 under 40 Business Leaders by Economic Times and Spencer Stuart, Rajesh was previously the COO of Peter Chernin’s Asia focused private equity fund CA Media. Kamat had formerly launched Viacom18’s popular Hindi GEC network COLORS, which became the leading channel in the country within 9 months. He served as COO of Viacom 18 Group and CEO of COLORS. Prior to COLORS, he launched Endemol India and served as its Managing Director. He has also served as SVP of Commercial & Business Planning at STAR India and held various marketing positions at Coca-Cola and MTV India. Kamat has also been named Impact Media Person of Year in 2009 and ‘Outstanding Entrepreneurs of Asia Pacific for 2010. Rajesh is a Bachelor of Engineering and also holds a Master's in Business Administration.

Vivek Raicha is recognized as a specialist in investing and managing media and technology businesses. In his prior role as Head of Investments India of Peter Chernin’s private equity fund CA Media, he led transactions, built relationships with entrepreneurs and actively originated deals for the firm. Vivek also played a leadership role in the launch and executing operational strategy of Fluence, a CA Media incubated company. He has over 12 years of cross-functional media experience in corporate finance, strategy, and operations with leading media giants Star TV, Turner, and Viacom 18. Vivek is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Masters in Commerce.

In his earlier role, Praveen was the AVP of Investments at CA Media India where he assisted with the sourcing, analysis and execution of investment opportunities as well as aided on all strategic initiatives (fund raising, acquisitions, business development and dispositions) in the existing portfolio companies. Prior to CA Media, Praveen worked as an AVP with Ambit Corporate Finance, an investment bank, across multiple media sub-segments including TV broadcasting & distribution, sports, radio, film production and exhibition. Praveen holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore with an engineering degree from IIT Madras.

As Manager of Investments at CA Media India, in his prior role, Nemani assisted with analysis, developed house views and assisted in investment execution and was involved in existing portfolio management. Prior to joining CA Media, Nihir was an investment banking and professional at Avendus Capital and J.P. Morgan. Nihir also has a brief experience as investment professional with Reliance Mutual Fund. Nihir holds a Bachelor of Technology from D.J. Sanghvi and Post-Graduate Degree from the management program from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Cornell University, USA.

Prior to joining Emerald Media, Tim acted as CEO for a Pan Asian private equity backed healthcare services business where he led a restructuring and turnaround of the business. Prior to that, Tim was a director in the technology, media and telecommunications investment banking division at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, covering clients over the entire APAC region and before that he held a similar position at Deutsche Bank. Tim moved to Hong Kong at the start of 2007 and holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Birmingham, UK.

As AVP of CA Media Ong helped analyze investment opportunities and optimize the operations of the portfolio companies in his prior role at CA Media. In 2015, Ong was seconded to CA Media's financing partner company, NET Media, for a year to advise on general business strategy and to lead the content development efforts of the new TV station. He has earlier been a research equity analyst at Sanford Bernstein focused on consumer and retail sector in China. Ong was also a consultant with Bain & Co., focused primarily on China, including a 6-month assignment at The Estee Lauder Companies to assist on strategic initiatives. Ong holds a B.A. in Geography from Cambridge University.

Mani is an Executive Director and General Counsel at Emerald Media where he is responsible for portfolio company compliance and transaction execution across multiple jurisdictions. Previously, he was the General Counsel of CA Media and counsel in the mergers & acquisition group at O’Melveny & Myers, LLP. He received his B.A. degree in economics and political science from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School.

A Chartered Accountant by qualification Puruskar Gupta has over 18 years of experience in financial planning, internal control, commercials, business strategy, budgeting and treasury & taxation functions. In the past, he has worked with media giants such as – Endemol, Turner & Real Broadcasting. Prior to Emerald Media, Puruskar was the Vice President at CA Media India where he worked on developing internal financial structure and systems and also has worked with portfolio companies in the building of their own internal planning and reporting systems.

A veteran in the industry, Rishi has over twenty years of strategy, business and operations experience, in consumer retail and entertainment. Most recently, Negi was the EVP and Head of Operations at CA Media India where he led operations of the investee and incubated businesses with a focus on identifying and managing growth opportunities. Rishi has worked across a diverse range of industries in his former roles, including Fame India as COO, Reliance Retail as Business Head and Pizza Hut India as COO. Negi studied Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai and received General Management Certification from IIM Bangalore.

Mitesh Patel was an Associate Director – Finance in his prior role at CA Media where he assisted the Vice President - Finance in internal controls, commercials, Business Strategy, Financial planning & Taxation functions. Prior to CA Media, Mitesh has extensive finance experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Turner General Entertainment. Mitesh is a Chartered Accountant by qualification.

Prior to joining Emerald Media, Arthur was an associate in the telecom, media entertainment and technology coverage at ANZ Banking Group Hong Kong where he was responsible for executing corporate finance transactions for large corporate clients in Asia. Arthur also has a brief experience in management consulting where he was advising and implementing operational and financial improvement initiatives for clients in China and Southeast Asia. Arthur holds a MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London.