Vikram Pandit is the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Orogen Group. Vikram Pandit, a banker, held the position of the Chief Executive at Citigroup, from December 2007 until his resignation in October 2012.
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- Birthday: January 14, 1957 (age 61)
- Ethnicity: Indian
- Nationality: Indian American
- Profession: Banker
Salary and Net Worth 2018
Vikram Pandit’s net worth is whopping $150 million whereas the stats of his salary remain unknown. With a net worth of millions, it can be said that Vikram is not just rich, he is super rich!
A self-made millionaire Vikram earned much of his fortune by holding top positions at different prestigious companies. The magnitude of his growing career and net worth might not be surprising when you consider that he has worked hard for it.
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- Net Worth: $150 million
- Salary: N/A
Professional Career
Vikram Pandit is a qualified professional engineer and experienced banker. Mr. Vikram started his career as an associated at Morgan Stanley in 1983 & became the Chief Operating Officer of the company’s investment banking businesses & institutional securities in 2000.
Career Timeline
- 1983-1994- Joined Morgan Stanley as an associate and later became the head & managing director of the US Equity Syndicate unit in 1990 & subsequently promoted as the MD & head of its global Institutional securities division in 1994
- 2005- After more than two decades with Morgan Stanley Vikram resigned from the position
- 2006-2012- Held different position at Citigroup, from the CEO of Citi Alternative Investments (CAI) to leading Citi’s Institutional Clients Group and subsequently becoming the CEO of entire Citigroup
- 2008- Was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India
- 2016- Created an operating company called, ‘The Orogen Group’ with another Indian executive Hari Aiyar
Body Measurements and Lifestyle
Vikram Pandit, Nagpur-born man has a towering height just like his career growth. Average looking man Vikram has a slim built with considerable body weight to match.
There is nothing sexier than a man with classic wardrobe, well-groomed appearance, positive aura and a sound mind. And, when we are talking about such attributes on men, Vikram Pandit takes the pie because this Indian American is a charmer with a touch of sophistication who has had a considerable impact in finance of countries like America, India & Canada.
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- Plastic Surgery: N/A
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The 61-year-old banker hasn’t let the exact stats of his body measurements surface the media, but, it’s his intellectual mind, charming deposition, career thrive, and multi-million net worth that outshines the urge of knowing his physical statics.
As per his lifestyle, he prefers privacy as you might not see him active on any social networking sites. Whereas, being multi-millionaire, his life is quite luxurious which consist of exotic vacations with his family, expensive accessories, branded clothes, among others, but he is someone who isn’t flashy about it.
Family and Personal Life
Vikram Pandit is happily cohabiting with his wife Swati Pandit in Manhattan. Married for a long time, this Indian-American couple has been blessed with two beautiful children.
Born Vikram Shankar Pandit in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, he grew up in an affluent Maratha Brahmin family in Dhantoli locality. The son of Shankar B. Pandit who worked as an executive director at Sarabhai Chemicals, he has his pre-schooling from Bishop Cotton School in Nagpur.
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- Parents: Shankar B. Pandit
- Wife: Swati Pandit
- Children: Rahul and Maya Pandit
- Marital Status: Married
Extremely endowed, Vikram has so many academic degrees under his belt. Soon after completing school from Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly High School in Mumbai, he moved to the United States to study at Columbia University when he was just 16.
Just in three years, he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. Following year, in 1977, he earned his M.S. in electrical engineering and subsequently turned to finance & business, earning an MBA and then Ph.D. from Columbia Business School in 1986.
Multilingual Vikram can speak Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, and English very fluently. Even though he has been living in American since he was 16, Vikram married the typical Indian girl Swati, the daughter of Pune-based hydrographer who grew up in Kolkata, Monte Carlo & Singapore.
The love-struck couple has been blessed with two amazing children from their blissful marriage. Both his kids, Rahul (26) and Maya (24) were brought up in a very tradition Maharashtrian manner just like their dad. They also speak Marathi, follow almost every Indian culture and are very fond of Indian food.
