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Shiv Vikram Khemka is an Indian venture capitalist and business executive who serves as Vice-Chairman of SUN Group. His career has included international investment in Russia, Ukraine, India, and other markets, as well as leadership in education, philanthropy, and entrepreneurship initiatives.
Background
Shiv Vikram Khemka was born on August 19, 1962, in New Delhi, India, to Nand Khemka and Jeet Nabha Khemka. He belongs to the Khemka family associated with SUN Group, an international investment enterprise with activities in India, Russia, the former Soviet Union, Europe, and other regions.
Khemka married Urvashi Rajya Laxmi Rana on January 25, 1996. They have three daughters, Bhavani, Jayashree, and Gayatri. His family background connected him with an established Indian business enterprise while his education and professional career developed across India, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Education
Khemka attended Eton College in England before studying economics at Brown University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. Brown, founded in 1764, is an American research university known for its open curriculum and liberal-arts tradition.
He continued at the University of Pennsylvania, completing a Master of Arts through the Lauder Institute and a Master of Business Administration through the Wharton School in 1990. The Lauder Institute combines international studies with professional education, while Wharton is one of the oldest collegiate business schools in the United States and emphasizes management, finance, and international business.
Khemka began working with SUN Group in 1985. During the 1980s he was involved in the family's Latin American activities, and from 1990 he led the group's investment and entrepreneurial activities in Russia and Ukraine. SUN Group is a diversified family enterprise whose activities have included private equity, venture capital, natural resources, energy, real estate, and technology investment.
In Russia, Khemka established and led SUN Capital Partners, one of the early private-equity funds operating in the country. He also participated in the development of SUN's international investment operations, including the SUN InterBrew venture. He became Vice-Chairman of SUN Group and has continued to work across the group's investment and operating businesses.
Khemka has also held leadership roles in education and social enterprise. He is Executive Chairman of The Global Education & Leadership Foundation, an initiative focused on developing ethical and altruistic leadership among young people, and Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Sports Generation. He has served on university, business, philanthropic, and international policy boards, including bodies connected with the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Yale University, Harvard University, Junior Achievement Worldwide, and the World Economic Forum.
His public leadership has included service as Chairman of the Aikido Aikikai Foundation of India and participation in international business and education initiatives. The World Economic Forum selected him as a Global Leader for Tomorrow in 1997, a program later associated with the Forum's Young Global Leaders community.
Achievements
Khemka established and led SUN Capital Partners, an early private-equity fund operating in Russia, as part of SUN Group's expansion into international investment.
He helped develop SUN Group's investment and entrepreneurial activities in Russia and Ukraine from 1990, contributing to the group's international business platform.
As Executive Chairman of The Global Education & Leadership Foundation, he has led an initiative devoted to developing ethical and altruistic leadership through education.
Views
Khemka's public work reflects an emphasis on entrepreneurship, international cooperation, education, and ethical leadership. Through The Global Education & Leadership Foundation, he has supported an educational approach centered on developing leadership that combines achievement with social responsibility.
His professional interests also reflect a belief in cross-border investment and institutional cooperation. His work across India, Russia, Ukraine, Latin America, and other markets has connected business development with broader questions of education, technology, energy transition, and global citizenship.
Membership
Khemka has participated in professional, educational, philanthropic, and international organizations. His memberships and board service have included the Lauder Institute, the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, the Young Presidents' Organization, Junior Achievement Worldwide, and the World Economic Forum.
These organizations connect business leadership with higher education, international affairs, entrepreneurship, and civic development. His service has included board, council, committee, and advisory roles rather than membership based solely on his professional occupation.
Board of Governors.
Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania
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United States
1997 - present
Member of the visiting committee.
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
,
United States
1995
Member.
Brown University International Young Alumni Council
,
United States
1999
Member of the advisory board.
Center for International Business and Management, University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
1999
Chairman of the Russian country committee.
Confederation of Indian Industry
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India
1999
Member of the European Board and later the Board of Overseers.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
,
United States
2001 - present
Member.
Young Presidents' Organization
Member of the Global Agenda Council on Education.
World Economic Forum
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Switzerland
1997
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors.
Junior Achievement Worldwide
,
United States
Board member.
Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania
,
United States
Interests
Writing, Indian classical music, art collecting, and aikido.
Artists
Art collecting.
Music & Bands
Indian classical music.
Connections
Khemka is the son of Nand Khemka and Jeet Nabha Khemka, associated with the SUN Group. He is married to Urvashi Rajya Laxmi Rana, and they have three daughters, Bhavani, Jayashree, and Gayatri.
His professional connections include long-term service with the University of Pennsylvania and its Wharton School and Lauder Institute, as well as advisory and governance roles involving Brown, Yale, Harvard, Junior Achievement Worldwide, and international business organizations.
One Globe 2015 speaker profile: Shiv Khemka
Speaker biography documenting Khemka's work in Latin America, Russia, Ukraine, private equity, and international business organizations.
2015
Business of Fashion profile of Shiv Khemka
Profile describing Khemka's position at SUN Group, investment activities, institutional board service, and public views on India's economic and cultural development.
