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Senior Management
Rishi Khosla
CEO
Rishi Khosla is the CEO and one of the Founders of Copal. His primary responsibilities are overseeing the business development activities for group companies.
Rishi also advises Lakshmi N. Mittal on his private equity and venture investments. His 1999 tech vintage venture portfolio has realized two billion dollar enterprises – PayPal and IndiaBulls. Investments included the most successful Indian venture investment to date with a 150x capital return.
Previously he was in the business development team at GE Capital, reporting to the President of GE Capital Europe. During his tenure he attained approval from Jack Welch to establish an early stage venture fund for GE Capital, which he co-managed.
Rishi started his career in banking where he wrote one of the first equity research notes on the third generation of mobile telephony, and participated in a number of advisory transactions, including an asset swap between GRE and ING and a divestment program for the Polish government.
Rishi is a Trustee of New Philanthropy Capital, an organization providing independent research and tailored advice on the most effective ways to support charities.
He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University College London, and a Masters in Accounting & Finance from London School of Economics where he was awarded a scholarship by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Joel Perlman
President
Joel Perlman is President and one of the Founders of Copal. He manages global service delivery operations.
Previously, he founded and managed Latin Venture, a marketing firm with operations in the US and major Latin American markets.
Before that, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he participated in several engagements with Fortune 100 companies, with emphasis on business strategy, growth and process reengineering in the banking industry.
Joel is an advisor to Zumba, the largest branded fitness program in the US, and Stylecaster, a leading content and community platform in the fashion industry.
He has an undergraduate degree with honours in Finance and Philosophy from Georgetown University and a Masters in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.