Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Michael co-leads LeapFrog’s work in South and Southeast Asia, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in operations, consulting and investing.

He is the former Country Head for India for Khazanah Nasional, the sovereign fund of Malaysia, where he focused on financial services and infrastructure and also led the global healthcare team. Michael was responsible for over USD 700 million of direct investments in India, including Yes Bank, L&T Finance and Uniquest. He served on the boards of IDFC, a leading financial services company, and Apollo Hospitals, the leading healthcare services business in India. He also managed the Khazanah healthcare portfolio, ranging from hospitals to health insurance providers, that was consolidated under IHH Healthcare and listed in Singapore for a USD 7 billion valuation.

Previously, Michael led the USD 250 million global custom manufacturing business for the Piramal Healthcare Group, focusing on global acquisitions, business development, supply chain management and talent. Prior to that, Michael was a partner and spent 12 years with McKinsey & Co. He focused on healthcare and consumer sectors across South and Southeast Asia, and also worked out of the firm’s offices in the UK, Singapore, Israel and South Africa.