Vikram Gandhi joins MillTech’s international advisory board

London, 6 September 2021 – MillTech, the independent, comparative multi-bank FX marketplace that reduces FX execution costs and operational burdens, has announced today that it has appointed Vikram Gandhi, professor at Harvard Business School, as a member of its international advisory board.

Born out of Millennium Global Investments, considered one of the founding firms in currency overlay, MillTech provides corporates and institutional investors with vastly preferential rates from up to 15+ counterparty banks, enabling best execution.

Vikram Gandhi is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He is the Founder of Asha Impact, an impact investing platform and is a Senior Advisor to The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. He has spent 23 years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse and is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Vikram is an investor in MillTech and joins Ronald Cohen, ‘the father of British venture capital’, and Alan Eisner on the firm’s international advisory board. As one of the foremost figures in private equity, investment banking and ESG in the U.S and India, amongst other regions, Vikram will bring his wealth of experience to assist in expanding MillTech’s network of relationships and support with the formulation and execution of the firm’s strategy and targets.

Eric Huttman, CEO of MillTech, commented: “We are delighted to have Vikram join our international advisory board. This support from yet another industry heavyweight provides strong validation that our model is the way forward. Vikram’s decades of experience and global reputation will prove invaluable as we continue on our mission to create a fairer, more transparent FX market. Vikram’s expert guidance alongside our innovative technology and platform will enable MillTech to better serve the needs of our clients globally, streamlining processes and facilitating best execution.”

Vikram Gandhi, member of MillTech’s international advisory board, said: “It was clear to me that MillTech provides the right FX solution at the right time for this important segment of users in the real economy. MillTech’s team are tackling the issues that have long affected a variety of market participants. I’m looking forward to working closely with Eric and the team as MillTech strives to cut FX execution costs and streamline workflow for asset managers and corporate treasurers.”