Our Team
Meet The Team
Over 100+ years of investment experience in key areas necessary to drive above average returns investing in tomorrow's most powerful innovation markets:
Managing General Partners and Portfolio Managers
Chet White
MGP B.I.G. Global, MGP/PM of Helios Alpha, MP Carat Ventures
35 years investment management and financial advisory experience investing in and advising emerging growth technology companies
MD Technology Investment Banking at MCF & Co.. –SVP of emerging technology equity research at Wells Fargo, L. H. Friend, Investment executive at UBS and Morgan Stanley.
MBA, University of Southern California; B.S. in Finance, University of Maryland, Member of SF CFA Society
MD Technology Investment Banking at MCF & Co.. –SVP of emerging technology equity research at Wells Fargo, L. H. Friend, Investment executive at UBS and Morgan Stanley.
MBA, University of Southern California; B.S. in Finance, University of Maryland, Member of SF CFA Society
Bobby Rekhi
MGP B.I.G. Global, Helios Alpha, MP Carat Ventures
40 years investment management and financial advisory experience investing in and advising emerging growth technology companies in the technology segments including
40 years of investing and operating experience at innovative technology firms including Telefunkin Semiconductors, AudioHighway, Carat Ventures, CMW, Solaryan Photovoltaics, QSolar
MS in Statistics and Econometrics, Stanford and BS ITT Institute
40 years of investing and operating experience at innovative technology firms including Telefunkin Semiconductors, AudioHighway, Carat Ventures, CMW, Solaryan Photovoltaics, QSolar
MS in Statistics and Econometrics, Stanford and BS ITT Institute
Jay Amaran
MGP B.I.G. Global
Over 44 years of extensive experience with 27 years of experience in World Bank and have foot print over 135 countries
Expertise in global banking, real-estate and technology
Alumni of IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad & MIT Cambridge.
Expertise in global banking, real-estate and technology
Alumni of IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad & MIT Cambridge.
Managing Partners
Ramesh Santhanam
MP B.I.G. Global
30+ years of global technology experience across the technology landscape including areas of next gen energy, solar, wind, battery and EV, Communications 5G/6G, Enterprise Software, Defense Tech / Cryogenics, Biotechnology
Chief Innovation Officer IIT Madras, Director Cryogenics, Ltd, Chairman ACL Chemicals, V.P. Head of BD and Projects Ashok Leyland, Ltd
Alumni MIT - BS in Physics and Aeronautical Engineering, Masters in Manufacturing Engineering Arizona State, Regents Scholar, US Honor Society
Chief Innovation Officer IIT Madras, Director Cryogenics, Ltd, Chairman ACL Chemicals, V.P. Head of BD and Projects Ashok Leyland, Ltd
Alumni MIT - BS in Physics and Aeronautical Engineering, Masters in Manufacturing Engineering Arizona State, Regents Scholar, US Honor Society
Chris Jarrous
CFA, MP B.I.G. Global, MGP/ PM Helios Alpha
25 years investment management and financial advisory experience investing in and advising emerging growth technology companies in the technology segments including
10 years MP and PM of Dunlap Equity Partners, Private Investor JF Investments., Senior VP and Co-Portfolio Manager, MicroCapital.
MBA, University of California Los Angeles; B.S. in Finance, Cal Berkley, CFA, Member of SF CFA Society
10 years MP and PM of Dunlap Equity Partners, Private Investor JF Investments., Senior VP and Co-Portfolio Manager, MicroCapital.
MBA, University of California Los Angeles; B.S. in Finance, Cal Berkley, CFA, Member of SF CFA Society
Benoy Varghese
MP B.I.G. Global Qatar
Commerce Graduate having over 32 years of extensive experience in leading Finance and Investment department of various Groups in India & Middle East.
John Cooleen
Partner B.I.G Global, Partner Helios Alpha Fund
25+ years of Capital Markets investing experience with a proven track record of originating, structuring and successful funding of complicated transaction for venture and growth stage companies in sectors
Merrill Lynch in the Private Client Group, Sr. Investment baking , institutional equities and capital markets roles First Security Bank, Wells Fargo and MD at B Riley
John is married with 3 children, lives in the Philadelphia area, graduated Stockton University, with a BA, is a Veteran and 2nd generation former U.S. Marine, competitive sculler, and currently holds FINRA series 63,65,7,79,24 licenses
Merrill Lynch in the Private Client Group, Sr. Investment baking , institutional equities and capital markets roles First Security Bank, Wells Fargo and MD at B Riley
John is married with 3 children, lives in the Philadelphia area, graduated Stockton University, with a BA, is a Veteran and 2nd generation former U.S. Marine, competitive sculler, and currently holds FINRA series 63,65,7,79,24 licenses