Ravi Thakran is the Chairman & CEO, Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp & Founder, Asia 3.0

Launched in September 2020, Aspirational is a partnership of experienced consumer investors and former LVMH executives alongside L Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm, as a minority partner. The special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, raised $240 million towards the end of 2020 and recently announced plans to merge with Wheels Up Partners Holdings LLC, a leading provider of private aviation services in the U.S., at a valuation of more than $2 billion.

Thakran has also launched and heads two private equity funds: GCC Asia Growth Fund, a small-cap investment vehicle that focuses on the Middle East, India, and the emerging markets in Southeast Asia; and Asia 3.0, a mid-cap fund that looks at investments in Japan, Korea, China, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

Prior to Aspirational & Asia 3.0, Thakran founded L Capital Asia in 2008 and led it as Chairman and Managing Partner from its inception. Ravi led the development of L Capital Asia to become the largest consumer-focused growth investor in Asia. With L Capital Asia, Ravi invested in more than 35 companies across Asia Pacific. Five of these companies are unicorns today.

Thakran has also served in many senior roles at the world’s largest luxury goods company: LVMH Group. Over two decades at LVMH, Ravi led many business verticals and eventually became Group President for LVMH for South Asia & South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand and Middle East in 2009 and Group Chairman for LVMH for South Asia & South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand and Middle East in 2015.

Thakran has also held senior management positions at the Swatch Group, Nike and the Tata Group.

He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.