Vinod Giri

Vinod has more than two decades of investment experience across infrastructure sub-sectors. He has made 20+ investments across early stage, growth stage and control transactions. He is amongst the few investment professionals in the Indian infrastructure investments landscape with full investment cycle experience.

He joined NIIF in early 2017 and is currently the Managing Partner for NIIF Master Fund. In his current role, Vinod heads the infrastructure fund and is responsible for the overall investment strategy, origination, setting up platforms through partnerships or incubating professional teams, portfolio management, and stakeholder management. NIIF Master Fund is India’s largest infrastructure focused fund, that aims to participate in the robust Indian infrastructure story. The fund has set up six platforms with market leadership positions across ports and logistics, roads, airports, renewables, smart meters, and digital infrastructure space.

Prior to NIIF, Vinod spent 13 years with IDFC Alternatives. During his tenure, he evaluated and invested in companies across sectors including infrastructure, consumption, and agri value chain. Some of the marquee deals he handled include Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL), L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (L&TIDPL), Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (GPPL) and a few city gas distribution companies. Vinod was also instrumental in consummating exits of investee companies through various routes – IPO, sale to strategic investors, sale to financial investors and promoter buybacks. Prior to joining IDFC Alternatives, Vinod worked with the infrastructure advisory vertical of Credit Analysis & Research Limited (CARE), a credit rating agency. At CARE, Vinod was involved with various advisory assignments for various Ministries and central/state PSUs.

Vinod holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Mumbai and has done his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai.