Mr Leo Puri is an industry leader and financial sector veteran with four decades of experience. Most recently he served as executive chairman South & South East Asia for JP Morgan Chase, late 2020 till the end of 2023. Presently he serves as co-chair of the JP Morgan Asia Advisory council, and is based in Singapore.
Mr Puri is a senior advisor and Chairman, India of Apax a global private equity firm since March 2024.
Mr Puri spent several years with McKinsey & Company, where he played different roles as a Senior Partner, in India, as well as across Asia and served on the Firm’s partner election committees. From 2013-2018, Mr Puri was with UTI Asset Management Company located in Mumbai, India. As the Managing Director and CEO, he led the transformation of India’s oldest AMC, evolving from state owned to independent board-managed institution. UTI AMC manages public listed equity, fixed income, pensions, and alternative assets. He has also served as a managing director and general partner of Warburg Pincus, based in Mumbai, 2007-2012, with responsibilities for leading investments across sectors.
Mr Puri presently holds Board positions as an independent director at Tata Sons, (the holding company of the Tata group), Hindustan Unilever and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. He previously held Board positions at Infosys Limited, Max New York Life/Healthcare/Bupa and Bennet & Coleman, Northern Arc and BillDesk. He has served as Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) and served on several government and regulatory advisory committees.
Mr. Puri has Masters in P.P.E. from University of Oxford and a Masters in Law from University of Cambridge.