Most recently, he was a Senior Partner with Bain & Company, where he led the firm’s Financial Investor practice across Asia Pacific. In that role, he advised private equity and sovereign wealth funds on their investment strategies across the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Varma also served on Bain’s Investment Committee for many years, and is currently a Senior Advisor to the firm.

Prior to joining Bain in 2002, Mr. Varma spent 6 years at A.T. Kearney, where he led the firm’s Strategy Practice in Southeast Asia. Mr. Varma started his career in investment banking in the US and Hong Kong.

Mr. Varma holds an MBA from University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a B.Sc from Babson College, USA.