Mr. Arun Diaz is a consultant, entrepreneur, mentor and an advisor to a Venture Capital company.

Following a degree in Mathematics and an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur Arun worked with Standard Chartered Bank for 28 years in all areas of banking with assignments in India, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific Region.

Thereafter, he had a brief stint as Head, Reuters Consulting South Asia before taking up freelance consulting in Banking with assignments in Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Mauritius and Seychelles among others. More recently, he was MD of Jain Sons Finlease Limited, an NBFC which provides loans to SME and MSME companies with limited or no collateral.

He has also had some experience as an entrepreneur in the healthcare sector with two ventures in the healthcare delivery space; one a clinic and the other a hospital chain.

Mr. Diaz is on the boards of several private limited companies; both in his personal capacity and as a nominee of Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Pvt. Ltd. where he is an advisor. Specifically, he has been on the boards of Equitas Microfinance Ltd. and Suryoday Micro Finance Ltd. and has seen them through their growth and eventual transition to Small Finance Banks. In both companies he has advised them on Operations and Technology, including the process of conversion to banks. He is currently an Independent Director on the boards of Suryoday SFB and Arohan Financial Services Ltd. and an Additional Director on the board of Old Bridge Mutual Fund Trustee Company Ltd.

Mr. Diaz is also an active member of TiE-Mumbai (The Indus Entrepreneurs, Mumbai Chapter) and enjoys mentoring new and upcoming entrepreneurs whilst also doing some Angel investments.