HarbourVest Partners has appointed Venu Krishnamurthy as Managing Director and Head of Global Private Wealth who will handle all aspects of the wealth business including global sales, marketing, operations, and client service.
Venu has nearly 30 years of experience in financial services, having held senior leadership roles at some of the world’s largest wealth and asset managers.
Prior to joining HarbourVest, Venu was the Global Head of Aladdin Wealth, BlackRock’s flagship wealthtech business. Before this, he spent more than a decade at Citi, where he held several leadership roles across the US, APAC, and EMEA, last serving as President of Citigold Wealth Management.
He began his career as an engineer at IBM before transitioning to consulting roles at McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from the National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Venu assumes his responsibilities from Alex Rogers who led HarbourVest’s Private Wealth efforts, in addition to his other responsibilities as Chief Strategy Officer. With Venu’s appointment, Alex will focus exclusively on his role as Chief Strategy Officer.
HarbourVest Partners manages more than $147bn in assets as of 31 March 2025.
