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Raja Narayanan

Co-Head - Offshoring

Raja is an experienced professional specializing in offshoring strategies to drive cost optimization, operational efficiency, and global scalability. With deep expertise in technology and finance, he has helped organizations restructure operations, leverage global talent, and maximize capital efficiency.
As CFO, interim CEO, and Board Member of H1 (formerly Virgin Hyperloop One), Raja led the company's restructuring and merger with DP World. Over three years, he reduced costs by over 70% through aggressive offshoring, relocating key functions, securing IP, and streamlining operations. Previously, as SVP at Motional, a Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture, he helped secure over $1 billion in investment while establishing offshore hubs to enhance efficiency.

Raja also held leadership roles at Panasonic and Toshiba, managing P&L business units and relocating assets to offshore locations, optimizing supply chains and costs. His offshoring expertise has been key in scaling startups, with three ventures he advised or led achieving a combined $10 billion exit.

A global executive, Raja has worked across the U.S., Europe, Japan, and India, bridging Eastern and Western business cultures. He advises CEOs and investors worldwide on offshoring strategies. He holds degrees in Physics and Computer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science and is a co-author of several U.S. patents.

Chris Ucko

 

Chris is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in credit markets, leadership, and business transformation. He began his career covering the telco bust of 2002 and the distressed Paper, Packaging & Commercial Printing cycle of 2006-2008. From 2006 to 2016, Chris led the European and Global TMT teams before becoming Global Head of Research, managing a 100-analyst team across New York, Denver, London, and Singapore.

In 2018, Chris transitioned to COO and later President of CreditSights, overseeing go-to-market and finance functions. He hired and managed seasoned executives, driving the company's shift to technology and data-enabled growth. Under his leadership, CreditSights achieved profitability for the first time in its history.

Following CreditSights' successful sale to Fitch Solutions, Chris began advising Alphastream.ai, helping transform the company from a technology services business to a product-led growth model. He currently serves as a Product and GTM Advisor, leveraging AI to convert unstructured data from financial and legal documents into structured credit data for Private Credit, Commercial Lending, and Credit Risk applications.

Chris holds a degree in Economics with a minor in German from Colby College and is a CFA Charterholder.

Andrew Wright

Senior Advisor

Andrew has 25 years of transaction and business experience and is a qualified solicitor of England and Wales. He began his career in private practice, spending nearly a decade at two leading US law firms, White & Case LLP and Vinson & Elkins LLP working out of London, Singapore, and the Middle East.

In 2005, Andrew transitioned to an in-house role as General Counsel for a prominent sovereign wealth fund in the Middle East, where he served for five years. In that role, Andrew was a key member of the investment committee and served as a board member of various funds and portfolio companies in the US, UK, and the Middle East.

He returned to the UK in 2011 and joined Essar Capital, the fund manager to a global enterprise with its roots in India. In that role, Andrew advised on and had oversight on key investments, restructurings, and infrastructure developments in the UK, US, and Canada. In parallel to that role, in 2016 Andrew founded his own legal and risk consulting business advising a range of clients on their investments and risk practices in various jurisdictions.

Andrew continues to serve on a number of boards, including for Essar Capital (at the Stanlow refinery and a power plant in Canada) as well as his role as chairman of the board of the largest private gas producer in Turkey.

Todd B. Kuhl

Senior Advisor

Todd is a Partner at Sherman Financial Group (SFG) which invests broadly in alternative assets including consumer credit, bank assets, real estate, specialty finance, and private equity.

Prior to SFG, Todd spent four years as a Principal at Atalaya Capital, a special situation distressed investment group focused on real estate, private equity, and corporate credit.

Prior to joining Atalaya, Todd was a Principal in the Private Equity Group of Winston Partners. From 1994-2000, Mr. Kuhl was a Principal in the Institutional Equity Trading Group at Montgomery Securities/Bank of America Securities.

Todd earned his MBA and BA from the University of Virginia and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.