Krishnan Narayanan

During his 25-year career, Krishnan has been an investor, entrepreneur, advisor and director across Asia, Europe, Australasia and North America.

Beginning his career as a strategy consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, Krishnan has worked as a partner, regional leader and senior advisor at several top-tier strategy firms, advising the C-suites and Boards of energy, renewables and resources companies on strategy, M&A and large transactions. About a decade ago, Krishnan moved into the world of investing where he was part of the founding team, led by two former Goldman Sachs partners, of the SW7 Group. This global investment house focuses on alternative investment funds as well as incubating, commercialising, and scaling up cutting-edge technologies in sustainability, finance and healthcare. Today, he remains a partner and COO of that business and also sits on the boards of numerous companies in Europe, Asia, and Australia, including investment holding companies, technology ventures and philanthropic institutions. He holds a BA from Oxford University in PPE and lives in Singapore.

As a partner of MarineFifty, Krishnan brings decades of experience in sustainability and energy, in establishing and running investment funds and in technology investment and incubation. He acts as chair of the business, co-leads the firm’s investment strategy and leads the firm’s relationships with sovereign investors.