Season 3, Episode 2

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February 12, 2024

Deep Dive: A Financial Infrastructure Evolution

Season 3, Episode 2

Featuring Anuj Ranjan and Sir Ron Kalifa

Goods can move by truck, train, ship, or plane, but how does money travel from point A to point B? Anuj Ranjan, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield’s Private Equity business, and Sir Ron Kalifa, Vice Chair and Head of Financial Infrastructure Investment at Brookfield, unpack the topic of financial infrastructure, how it differs from traditional infrastructure, and how global mega-trends such as digitalization and deglobalization are driving a transformation of the global financial system. Nowhere is this more visible than in the global payments market, which must build at rapid scale to keep pace with enterprise and consumer demand.

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Anuj Ranjan

CEO, Private Equity

Anuj Ranjan is Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield’s Private Equity Group and Brookfield Business Partners. In this role, Mr. Ranjan is responsible for the investments, operations and expansion of the Private Equity business, in addition to managing Brookfield’s external strategic partnerships.

Mr. Ranjan joined Brookfield in 2006 and has held various positions within the company and its affiliates. He established and previously led Brookfield’s India and Middle East operations.

Mr. Ranjan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Ivey Business School at Western University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alberta.

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Sir Ron Kalifa

Vice Chair, Private Equity, Head of Financial Infrastructure Investing

Sir Ron Kalifa is Vice Chair and Head of Financial Infrastructure investing in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group. In this role, he is responsible for Brookfield’s financial infrastructure investment strategy which focuses on identifying opportunities in digital assets and services that form the backbone of the global economy.

Prior to joining Brookfield in 2023, Sir Ron served as CEO of Worldpay, a leading global payments platform for over a decade, overseeing its divestment into private equity ownership and subsequently to IPO. In 2021, he led the Kalifa Review of U.K. Fintech, a government-commissioned independent review which defined a strategy and delivery model for fintech and high-growth sectors of the economy. Throughout his career, he has held senior roles in finance across the U.K., Europe, and the U.S.

Sir Ron is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He also serves as a senior independent director on the Bank of England’s Court of Directors, a member of the Council of Imperial College London, a Trustee of the Royal Foundation, and a Non-Executive Director for the England and Wales Cricket Board and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).

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