Shailesh Kumar
CEO, ART Climate FinanceFulbright Fellow in Leadership Development.
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at ART Climate Finance (India) Private Limited
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shailesh Kumar
Finance professional with 22 years\' experience in impact investments (venture capital, private equity, M&A and financial services). Expertise in healthcare and financial inclusion sectors. Have been involved in structuring Impact Funds, Challenge Funds, investments, due-diligence, representation in Investment Committees, portfolio management, Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) performance, and impact management. Skills: Business & Financial Analysis, Due diligence, Negotiations, Valuations and Deal Structuring, Structuring Impact Funds, TA Grants, Impact Management and Evaluation of Impact Funds
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
ART Climate Finance (India) Private Limited
Jul 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN
ART Climate Finance is a NBFC, dedicated to solutions for SMEs, technologies, and projects that address climate change. It is a brand new initiative. In a semi-entrepreneurial role, I am involved in setting up from scratch - establishing systems and process, building a young and energetic team, creating products for SMEs in climate change and eventually developing a portfolio of impactful enterprises, supported through tailored capital and advisory solutions.Ready to learn, improvise and capitalize on opportunities.
Education
Cornell University
MPA, Finance
2007 — 2009
Banaras Hindu University
B. Sc. (Hons.), Zoology
1998 — 2001
Indian Institute of Forest Management
PGDFM (MBA)
2001 — 2003
Skills
- Due Diligence
- Change Management
- Private Equity
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Investments
- Investment Management
- International Development
- Valuation
- Finance
- Business Strategy
- Financial Modeling
- Management
- Sme
- Program Management
- Investment Banking
- Venture Capital
- Microfinance
- Business Valuation
- Impact Investing
- Deal Structures
- Financial Analysis
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