Dr. Owen Young

Advisory Board Member

Noor Hasan Faruquee

Advisory Board Member

Sharad Mehrotra

Advisory Board Member

Kunal Varma​

Founder and Senior Executive Officer

Kunal brings over 22 years of leadership experience in Wealth Management and Retail Banking, with a career spanning Bahrain, the UAE, the UK and India. An alumnus of the Krannert School of Business at Purdue University, he has successfully managed a collective portfolio of over USD 4 billion in assets across the markets he has served and has led high-performing teams in dynamic, competitive environments. Before founding InvestGate, Kunal served as Head of Wealth and Retail Banking at Standard Chartered Bank, overseeing the bank’s operations across the Middle East. His expertise lies in building client-centric platforms, driving sustainable growth, and creating scalable businesses across diverse regulatory environments. At InvestGate, Kunal’s vision is to bring together a team of like-minded professionals and strategic partners committed to delivering a client-first approach that combines global standards with regional insight.

Kunal Varma​

Founder and Senior Executive Officer

Kunal brings over 22 years of leadership experience in Wealth Management and Retail Banking, with a career spanning Bahrain, the UAE, the UK and India. An alumnus of the Krannert School of Business at Purdue University, he has successfully managed a collective portfolio of over USD 4 billion in assets across the markets he has served and has led high-performing teams in dynamic, competitive environments.

Before founding InvestGate, Kunal served as Head of Wealth and Retail Banking at Standard Chartered Bank, overseeing the bank’s operations across the Middle East. His expertise lies in building client-centric platforms, driving sustainable growth, and creating scalable businesses across diverse regulatory environments.

At InvestGate, Kunal’s vision is to bring together a team of like-minded professionals and strategic partners committed to delivering a client-first approach that combines global standards with regional insight.

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