About
Vinay Raj works at CVS Health Ventures on investments, capital deployment strategy, and fund operations. He previously served as a Principal at X, Google's moonshot factory, where he handled diligence, capital allocation, and strategic finance partnerships, and earlier worked in strategy and M&A at Gap Inc, private equity at Riverside, and investment banking at Evercore. He holds an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Economics from Penn's Wharton School.
Experience
- CVS Health VenturesPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
- X, the moonshot factoryHead of Biz Ops & Finance, Taara (Principal)2023 — 2025
- X, the moonshot factoryStrategic Finance & Investments Lead2021 — 2023
- Gap Inc.Manager, Strategy & BD2020 — 2021
- Gap Inc.Business Development (M&A, Investments)2019 — 2020
- RiversidePrivate Equity Investor2018 — 2019
- EvercoreInvestment Banker2016 — 2018
Colleagues at CVS Health Ventures
Abby Maxius
Administrative Assistant at CVS Health Ventures
Alex James
Partner at CVS Health Ventures
Alex Ramos
Associate at CVS Health Ventures
Alyssa Reisner
Partner at CVS Health Ventures
Andrea Messina
Partner at CVS Health Ventures
Billy Greineisen
Principal at CVS Health Ventures
Camille Wiggins
Senior Analyst at CVS Health Ventures
Carter Prince
Partner at CVS Health Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vinay Raj?
- Vinay Raj works at CVS Health Ventures on investments, capital deployment strategy, and fund operations. He previously served as a Principal at X, Google's moonshot factory, where he handled diligence, capital allocation, and strategic finance partnerships, and earlier worked in strategy and M&A at Gap Inc, private equity at Riverside, and investment banking at Evercore. He holds an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Economics from Penn's Wharton School.
- Where does Vinay Raj work?
- Vinay Raj is Principal at CVS Health Ventures.
- Where did Vinay Raj go to school?
- Vinay Raj studied at University of Pennsylvania (Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.): Systems Engineering); The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science in Economics (B.S.): Finance, Operations and Information Management).
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