Ketan Patel

Ketan Patel is the founder and chairman of ‘Force for Good’, established in support of the UN Secretary General’s roadmap for sustainable development, examining and engaging 125 leading global financial institutions and 100 leading technology companies.

Ketan co-founded and leads the investment firm, Greater Pacific Capital (GPC), which invests in high growth enterprises making an impact locally and internationally, profitably and sustainably.

Ketan was formerly a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, heading the Strategic Group, providing strategic counsel to governments and businesses worldwide, including the US, EU, China, India and Japan. Previously, he was a partner and board member at KPMG, leading the Strategy and Business Transformation business.

Ketan is a fellow and member of the board of trustees of the World Academy of Art and Science; senior team member of the Human Security for All campaign of WAAS and UN Trust Fund for Human Security; and member of the board of Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation. His research work focuses on great power systems and transitions, the changing world order, sustainability, mass inclusion and the eradication of slums.

Ketan is the author of “The Master Strategist” (Random House, 2005), foreword by Nelson Mandela. He studied Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science and holds an MBA, ACMA, and a post-graduate degree in neuroscience from King’s College, London.