Rishi Khosla
CEO

Rishi Khosla is CEO and one of the Founders of Copal Partners. His primary responsibilities are overseeing the company's global business development activities.

Previously, he managed the private equity and venture capital activities of Lakshmi N. Mittal, the global steel entrepreneur. His 1999 tech vintage venture portfolio has realized a 6x capital return including two billion dollar enterprises – PayPal and IndiaBulls.

Prior to managing Mr. Mittal's portfolio, 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 Board Member of TiE UK (a charity which promotes entrepreneurship). He holds a bachelors degree in Economics from the University College London, and a masters in Accounting and Finance from the 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 Partners.

He manages the global service delivery activities of the firm.

Previously, he founded and managed Latin Venture, a marketing firm with operations in the US and major Latin American markets. Latin Venture was sold to a WPP sponsored venture capital fund, where Joel joined as Managing Partner. Joel also assisted startups Zumba Productions and Comerxia in achieving profitability and entering international markets.

Previously, 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. He has an undergraduate degree with honors in Finance and Philosophy from Georgetown University and a masters in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.