Neeraj Makin
InvestorGroup Head – Strategy, Analytics & Venture Capital at Emirates NBD
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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About
Neeraj Makin is the Product Design Lead at AI House, where he works with founders on early-stage AI startups. His responsibilities include developing initial user flows, key user interface designs, and brand identities for AI-first companies.
Experience
- Emirates NBDSenior Executive Vice President - Group Head - Strategy, Analytics & Venture Capital at Emirates NBDcurrent2023 — presentDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Emirates NBDSenior Executive Vice President, Group Head - International and Group Strategy2019 — 2022
- Emirates NBDExecutive Vice President, Head - Group Strategy2017 — 2019Dubai
- Emirates NBDSenior Vice President, Head of Group Strategy2014 — 2017Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Emirates NBDVice President, Corporate Development, CEO Office2013 — 2014
- Emirates NBDAssociate Vice President - Strategic Acquisitions2011 — 2013
- Emirates NBDSenior Manager - Strategic Acquisitions2008 — 2011
- RBL BankBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Emirates NBD EgyptBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Network InternationalAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2019
- Ernst & YoungSenior Manager, Transaction Advisory2005 — 2008
- McKinsey & Co.Senior Research Analyst2000 — 2004
- Unit Trust of IndiaManager2000
Skills & more
Board GovernanceVenture CapitalLeveraged Buyouts (LBO)Corporate GovernanceBusiness ValuationTech InvestmentsValuation34Due Diligence15Private Equity13Mergers3Negotiation5Investment Banking9
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Financial ModelingCorporate FinanceBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisManagement ConsultingProblem SolvingMarket AnalysisCompetitor IntelligenceMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentInvestmentsStrategy- Value Investing in Technology (Online) — Emeritus
- Corporate Governance Program — Columbia Business School Executive Education
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Colleagues at Emirates NBD
Aazar Ali Khwaja
Group Head International & Advisor to Group CEO for DenizBank at Emirates NBD
Ahmed Al Qassim
Group Head of Wholesale Banking at Emirates NBD
Amer Kazim
Group Chief Audit Officer at Emirates NBD
Ammar Al Haj
Group Treasurer and Head of Global Markets at Emirates NBD
Eman Abdulrazzaq
Group Chief Operating Officer at Emirates NBD
Farid Al Mulla
Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Islamic at Emirates NBD
Manoj Chawla
Group Chief Risk Officer at Emirates NBD
Marwan Hadi
Group Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management at Emirates NBD
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Neeraj Makin?
- Neeraj Makin is the Product Design Lead at AI House, where he works with founders on early-stage AI startups. His responsibilities include developing initial user flows, key user interface designs, and brand identities for AI-first companies.
- Where does Neeraj Makin work?
- Neeraj Makin is Group Head – Strategy, Analytics & Venture Capital at Emirates NBD.
- Where did Neeraj Makin go to school?
- Neeraj Makin studied at Columbia Business School (Venture Capital & Private Equity); IMI Delhi (MBA, Finance); Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Diploma from Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi).
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Also attended Columbia Business School1,062
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Also attended IMI Delhi12
Ashvanni SrivastavaEntrepreneur & Business Leader at SeafundApurva ChamariaAdvisor at Roots VenturesVikrant VarshneyManaging Partner at SucSEED IndovationAshita GuptaPrincipal at Merak VenturesVeenu MittalCFO at Anicut CapitalKunal PandyaMD & CEO at NCrypted Technologies
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi293
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldDeepinder GoyalCo-founder & CEO of ZomatoBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and Mobile
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Also attended St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun3
Shared employers
Also worked at Emirates NBD13
Fraser MatthewsCEO, BIGG Digital Assets at Bigg Digital AssetsAbu CassimGeneral Partner at Sanaga VenturesHani IbrahimChief Investment Officer at LendableGary DuganPrincipal Consultant at Delfin Private OfficePatrick SullivanGroup Chief Financial Officer at Emirates NBDEman AbdulrazzaqGroup Chief Operating Officer at Emirates NBD
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Also worked at RBL Bank8
Bhumika KrishnaniAssociate at Arkam VenturesSurinder ChawlaPresident, BCCL at Brand CapitalSahil AggarwalDirector, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsSudhir RaoSenior Partner at Celesta CapitalSwati MurarkaPrincipal at Bertelsmann India InvestmentsManikandan SanjiveDirector, Risk at Stride Ventures
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Also worked at Network International4
Gorkem KoseogluCEO and Co-Founder of Prometa.AI at PICUS CAPITALGabriel CaillauxCo-President, Head of EMEA and Global Head of Infrastructure and Energy Transition Investing at General AtlanticAndi DervishiStrategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First CircleDan ZilbermanInvestor at Warburg Pincus
Also worked at Ernst & Young2,000
Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo Ventures
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