Sanjay Bahl – Co-Founder & CEO 

Sanjay is a Rank Holder CA with 32+ years of experience . He started his career as a management trainee with the Unilever Group. He remained with Unilever for 14 years, working in various aspects of the business including Beverages, and Oils and Fats, setting up the commercial function in Foods, as well as with the global Unilever businesses as a corporate audit manager.

He was then Finance Director at Saint-Gobain Gyproc and CFO at the Landmark Retail Group in Dubai. Prior to launching Starleaf, he was the Group CFO at Raymond where he worked to align both core and non-core businesses and unlock shareholder value.

Outside of the office, he enjoys a good game of tennis, swimming , reading, and playing with his dog. He strives to be an advocate for diversity and inclusiveness in business and society.

Vinay Bansal – Co-Founder

Vinay is a finance professional and turnaround specialist with 24 years of experience across Fortune 50 companies, private equity &startups. In his last role, he was Senior Advisor at TPG Global and before that CFO & CIO at Wildcraft India. He is a Chartered Accountant by qualification.

Before starting his journey with Startups and Private equity over the last decade, he has held leadership positions in fortune 50 companies like GE (CFO, Supply Chain, South Asia) and Hindustan Unilever. He is an avid Sportsman with interest in Badminton, Swimming and Long-distance running.