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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
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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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