Krishen Desai

Krish Desai (Dubai) joined KKR in 2023 and is a Principal on the Middle East investment team. Previously, he was a member of the Infrastructure team in London, before moving to the Middle East to grow KKR’s investing presence in the region. Mr. Desai has been involved in the firm’s investments in ContourGlobal, Gulf Data Hub and Rabigh 3 Desalination. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Desai spent four years in the investment banking division at RBC Capital Markets, focused on mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions across the power and utilities space and transportation and logistics space. Mr. Desai holds a Master of Science in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Nottingham.