1. Rutej Mehta

Age: 28
Occupation: Director of Investments and Head of Middle East of Unbound
Nationality: Irish
Residence: U.A.E.
Category: Commerce & Finance

Mehta is Director of Investments and Head of the Middle East at Unbound, an international venture capital fund backed by Bharti Global and a prominent sovereign wealth fund. He was previously part of the investments team at Dubai Holding, where he assisted in building out Dubai Holding’s venture and fund of funds arm, managed flagship portfolio companies, including Merex Investment Group, a $1.4 billion joint venture between Dubai Holding and Brookfield Asset Management, and Warsan WtE. Before moving to the Middle East, he was a senior investment professional at the hedge fund Gatemore Capital Management in London.