Towards this step, Rajput will step down from the board of Mpower. He will be replaced in the board by Rob Partlow, Mpower’s previous CFO, who is retiring from full-time service, the student loan provider said in a statement.
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“Rajput is already well-versed in our business and brings a proven track record across financial services, technology, and social impact,” Manu Smadja, CEO and co-founder of Mpower Financing, said. “His appointment comes on the heels of over $300 million in financing commitments from Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and Varde Partners, and he will continue to play a crucial role in scaling and maturing our capital markets engine and operating platform,” Smadja added.
Rajput has served on Mpower’s board since 2020. He has about 25 years of experience in strategy, M&A, and investments for both publicly traded and emerging global firms. Most recently, Rajput was CFO of Deskera, a B2B SaaS platform, and founded Ad-In Ventures, which invests in and advises fintech firms across the US and Asia. Prior to that, he was a managing director at Deutsche Bank for 12 years, during which he led corporate M&A and strategy and planning for the Americas and Asia Pacific.
Rajut began his career with Arthur Andersen, followed by management consulting at Marakon Associates in London. He also served on a World Bank project in Afghanistan.
Rajput holds an MBA from Insead and is a Indian chartered accountant, serving as a strategic advisor to several growth companies.
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“As a former international student who has lived and worked in India, Singapore, Afghanistan, the UK, and the US, my career would have been unattainable without access to student financing,” said Rajput. “As a board member, our mission to serve students across the globe captivated me.”
