Rishi Khosla

Khosla was born in London, where his father earned a degree in engineering. During the early years of his life, Khosla's family moved to Delhi, India, where they lived in a small apartment with his grandparents and uncle's family.[3]

In the 1980s, Khosla's family moved back to London, where he went on to attend secondary school in South Harrow.[4] During this time, his father worked as a businessman selling construction equipment in the Middle East.[1][5]

Khosla started his GCSEs at the age of 11 and had his first A-level exams at 13.

In 1992, aged 17, Khosla attended University College London (UCL), where he received a BSc undergraduate degree in economics. He then received a master's degree in Accounting & Finance from The London School of Economics (LSE).[3]

After graduating from LSE, Khosla began his career at the Dutch bank ABN AMRO in 1995[5] before joining GE Capital in 1999.[6]

Prior to establishing his own company, Khosla worked for Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, where he managed a private equity venture portfolio for the Mittals that invested in fintech companies. It was during this time that Khosla became an early-stage investor in PayPal.[7]

In 2011, Moody's Corporation acquired a majority stake in Copal Partners before eventually purchasing the company in 2014.[8]

In 2015, Khosla and Perlman launched their second business together, OakNorth Bank. In March 2015, the company secured a full banking license from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),[9] becoming the third new UK bank in over 150 years.[3]

In 2011, Khosla was one of the recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[10]

The list is compiled in partnership with The Sunday Times.[11]

In 2020, Khosla was awarded an OBE in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year Honours List for services to Business.[12]

Khosla has been married to his wife Milan since 2000. The couple have four children together.[4]