Where does Vinay Desai work?

Vinay Desai is Investment Director at Downing Private Equity.

Where did Vinay Desai go to school?

Vinay Desai studied at City St George’s, University of London (Mathematics and Finance).

Vinay Desai

Investor

Investment Director at Downing Private Equity

London, England, United Kingdom

Find your path to Vinay

198 people in our graph share verified history with Vinay — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Joseph MaillardunlockedVinay: together at City St George’s, University of London (2011)

×3Vinay: together at Grant Thornton UK LLP

×6Vinay: together at City St George’s, University of London

×2Vinay: together at Downing Private Equity

Experience

DowningInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — present
DowningAssociate Director2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
DowningInvestment Manager2022 — 2023
Cubico Sustainable InvestmentsVice President2019 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
Cubico Sustainable InvestmentsAssociate2019London Area, United Kingdom
Grant Thornton UK LLPFinancial Modelling Manager2014 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
Numeritas LtdFinancial Modelling Analyst2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
Barnardo'sTrainee Accountant2012
Barnardo'sFinance Intern2011 — 2012

Skills & more

Financial Modelling9Financial Analysis15Project Finance1Microsoft Excel12VBA8Accounting5Microsoft Office7People Skills5Self-driven4Fundraising1Budgeting3Management3

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Colleagues at Downing Private Equity

Andrew Jameson

Non-Executive at Downing Private Equity

Bill Manahan

Director of Institutional Solutions at Downing Private Equity

Chas Juliano

Controller at Sante Ventures

Chris Allner

Independent Non-Executive Director at Pembroke VCT

Chris Allner

Partner and Chairman of the Investment Committee at Downing Private Equity

Colin Corbally

Partner, Head of Investment Strategy at Downing Private Equity

Dan Quin

Head of Institutional Solutions at Downing Private Equity

Ed Motley

Investment Director at Downing Private Equity

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vinay Desai?: Investment Director at Downing Private Equity
Where does Vinay Desai work?: Vinay Desai is Investment Director at Downing Private Equity.
Where did Vinay Desai go to school?: Vinay Desai studied at City St George’s, University of London (Mathematics and Finance).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Downing26

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Also worked at Cubico Sustainable Investments4

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Also worked at Grant Thornton UK LLP51

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Also worked at Barnardo's1

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