Nishant Kumar joined PIDG’s guarantees solution, GuarantCo in November 2016 as Executive Director and was Regional Director for South Asia since January 2019 where he led origination and execution of transactions in the region. In June 2020, Nishant became Managing Director of Asia Investments and in October 2024, he was given the additional responsibility as Head of Coverage – Asia for PIDG. Prior to GuarantCo, Nishant worked across functions in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and in Renewable Energy Private Equity where he led origination and execution of infrastructure, natural resources, agriculture, food and beverages, consumer transactions and investments across Asia-Pacific. Nishant started his financial services career in Hong Kong and subsequently moved to Singapore where he has been living since 2010. Nishant has an MBA from University of Hong Kong & London Business School and a Bachelor of Technology in Mining Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, BHU (Varanasi), India.