Viswas Raghavan

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Viswas Raghavan
Born
Viswas Raghavan

September 1966 (age 59)
Education University of Bombay (BA)
Aston University (BA)
Employer Citigroup
Website citigroup.com/vis-raghavan

Viswas "Vis" Raghavan is an Indian American investment banker who has served as the head of banking at Citigroup since 2024. He was previously global co-head of investment banking at J.P. Morgan from 2020 to 2024, briefly becoming sole head before departing to Citi. At J.P. Morgan, Raghavan specialized in equity and debt capital market transactions. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Raghavan was born in September 1966 and raised in India. [2] He attended the University of Bombay and graduated with a degree in physics before earning a duel degree in electronic engineering and computer science from Aston University. [3]

Career

Raghavan began his career at Lehman Brothers during the late-1990s. He joined J.P. Morgan in 2000, where he began work in the firm's equity-linked and derivatives capital market businesses for Europe and Asia. [4] Based in London, he held several senior positions, including head of international capital markets and global head of equity capital markets. [5]

He joined Citigroup in 2024 at the request of Citi CEO Jane Fraser. [2] Tasked with leading Citi's firm-wide investment, commercial, and corporate banking, the bank offered him a $40 million recruitment package. [2] Raghavan orchestrated a highly publicized recruitment spree from J.P. Morgan's investment bank to Citi throughout 2025. [6] He is seen as a potential sucessor to Fraser as CEO of the bank. [7]

Personal life

Raghavan is married with four children in the Chelsea neighhood in New York City. [2] He follows professional cricket.

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References

  1. Franklin, Joshua (26 March 2024). "Citigroup appoints top investment banker from JPMorgan". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gandel, Stephen (11 July 2024). "Citigroup's new head of banking granted $40mn in stock". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  3. "Citi's Indian-born banker Raghavan rises as CEO dark horse". The Economic Times. 30 September 2025. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  4. Benoit, David (24 January 2024). "Jamie Dimon Shakes Up JPMorgan's Leadership Once Again". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  5. Q&A with JP Morgan's Viswas Raghavan by Matt Turner, Financial News , 11 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013. Archived 18 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Bautzer, Tatiana (19 August 2025). "Citi's banking head drives turnaround with more executives, deals, cooperation". Reuters. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  7. Nair, Dinesh (28 September 2025). "Citi's Wall Street Rebound Turns Raghavan Into CEO Contender". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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