About
Paul Abraham serves as President of Hinduja Foundation and founder of Sarmaya Museum, with board positions at multiple institutions including DakshinaChitra Museum, Sanctuary Nature Foundation, Hinduja College, Hinduja Hospital, PDH Hospital Bangalore, Hinduja Global Solutions, and Sanctitas Capital. With over four decades of banking experience across multiple geographies and functions, he has established Sarmaya Museum as a pioneer in integrating technology into arts, culture, and heritage. His current work spans social sector initiatives in water stewardship, health, education, and rural development, alongside mentoring and investing in early-stage fintech and FMCG ventures.
Experience
- Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- HGS - Hinduja Global SolutionsBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- DakshinaChitra Heritage MuseumGoverning Councilcurrent2021 — presentChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Sanctitas capital and advisory services LLPCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Hinduja FoundationPresidentcurrent2020 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Hinduja HospitalGoverning Boardcurrent2020 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- PD Hinduja Sindhi HospitalBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Sanctuary Asia | Sanctuary Nature FoundationBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Sarmaya Arts FoundationFoundercurrent2015 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Bombay Natural History Society ( Bnhs )Vice President2022 — 2023India
- IndusInd BankChief Operating Officer2008 — 2019Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.Chief Operating Officer1993 — 2008Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai, New Delhi
- Anz Standard Chartered Grindlays BankHead of Information Technology Services1982 — 1992Mumbai, New-Delhi, Chennai
Skills & more
Board of Directors1Start-up Ventures1EnglishSocial MediaSocial ServicesCorporate Social ResponsibilityArts & CraftsMuseum CollectionsMuseum EducationWildlife ConservationWater Resource ManagementEducation
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HealthcareBankingBranch BankingCore BankingTransactional BankingBanking SoftwareCommercial BankingFrom Paul's professional profile.
Colleagues at Varanium NexGen
Aashish Agarwal
Managing Director of Jefferies at Varanium NexGen
Aman Jain
Investment Associate at Varanium NexGen
Amrish Rau
CEO of Pine Labs at Varanium NexGen
Aparajit Bhandarkar
Partner at Varanium NexGen
Jitendra Gupta
Advisor to Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen
Madhusudanan R
Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen
Nawal Bachhuka
Principal at Varanium NexGen
Romesh Sobti
Advisory Board for Venture Debt at Varanium NexGen
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Abraham?
- Paul Abraham serves as President of Hinduja Foundation and founder of Sarmaya Museum, with board positions at multiple institutions including DakshinaChitra Museum, Sanctuary Nature Foundation, Hinduja College, Hinduja Hospital, PDH Hospital Bangalore, Hinduja Global Solutions, and Sanctitas Capital. With over four decades of banking experience across multiple geographies and functions, he has established Sarmaya Museum as a pioneer in integrating technology into arts, culture, and heritage. His current work spans social sector initiatives in water stewardship, health, education, and rural development, alongside mentoring and investing in early-stage fintech and FMCG ventures.
- Where does Paul Abraham work?
- Paul Abraham is Advisory Board for Venture Debt at Varanium NexGen.
- Where did Paul Abraham go to school?
- Paul Abraham studied at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Postgraduate Degree, Business Administration and Management); St. Stephen's College, Delhi (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics Hons); St.Columba's School, New Delhi (Indian School Certificate).
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Also attended Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad127
Kulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanPiyush KharbandaGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kanika MayarPartner, Investment & ESG Officer at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Ankita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAmrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesPranjal KhandelwalAnalyst, Investments at Lightbox
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Also attended St. Stephen's College, Delhi31
Megha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Om MalikSan Francisco-based writer, photographer, and investorSunil RaoCOO, SVP Finance at Plum Alley InvestmentsSonia AbrahamSr. Associate at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpDr. Sanjiv SobtiVenture Partner at Key1 CapitalNeelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI Ventures
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Also attended St.Columba's School, New Delhi10
Lokesh SikariaFounder & Managing Partner at Moneta VenturesZoeb Ali KhanVice President at Sauce.vcRehan Yar KhanManaging Partner at Orios Venture PartnersTarun PalCFO at Rukam CapitalAjay SrinivasanDirector, Lumis Partners at Lumis PartnersJitesh LuthraEIR at Leo Capital Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at IndusInd Bank8
Karan KathpaliaVice President at Sauce.vcMonu JainPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedSuhail ChanderAdvisory Board for Venture Debt at Varanium NexGenSridhar KalpathiAdvisory Board for Venture Debt at Varanium NexGenJhanvi PuniaAnalyst, Investments at Stride VenturesSrividhya SridharGeneral Counsel at Vivriti Capital
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Also worked at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.148
Iris WiggersFINANCE at Cottonwood Technology FundSally AppletonInvestor at Index VenturesKyang YungInvestor at DaphniKobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesNesbit WestAdvisor - Fund Compliance at Keen Venture PartnersNichapat ArkDirector, Head of Thailand at Openspace Ventures
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