Raghav Agarwal
About Raghav Agarwal
Raghav Agarwal is an Investment Banking Associate at Jefferies with over 8 years of experience in strategy and finance, specializing in strategic capital advisory for technology companies.
Current Role at Jefferies
Raghav Agarwal is currently employed at Jefferies as an Investment Banking Associate. He has been with Jefferies since 2021, based in San Francisco, California. In this role, he specializes in strategic capital advisory for technology companies, leveraging his extensive expertise in investment banking and strategy.
Previous Experience in Finance and Strategy
Before his current position, Raghav Agarwal held multiple roles in finance and strategy. He worked as Chief of Staff to the CEO at SIERA.AI in Los Angeles for two months in 2021. Additionally, he was an Investment Associate at Morpheus Ventures, also in Los Angeles, for two months in 2020. At Sahara Cloud, he served as Chief Financial Officer for 11 months, from 2020 to 2021. Moreover, during the summer of 2020, he was an Investment Banking Summer Associate at Jefferies.
Consultancy and Early Career Roles
Raghav Agarwal's diverse career also includes working as an Executive at EY in Delhi from 2018 to 2019. He founded Inventory and Payment Solutions LLP in New Delhi, leading the company for a year from 2017 to 2018. He served as a Software Consultant at VMware for one year in the Greater Atlanta Area and gained experience as a Mechanical Engineer with Halliburton in Houston in 2014. Additionally, he had a stint as an Industrial Engineer at Volvo Trucks in Hagerstown in 2013.
Educational Background
Raghav Agarwal holds an MBA in Accounting and Finance from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, which he attended from 2019 to 2021. He also completed CFA Level 1 in Finance from the CFA Institute in 2016. He spent 11 months at The London School of Economics and Political Science in 2012, studying International Relations and Affairs. His foundational education includes a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, where he studied from 2010 to 2014, and a Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) from G.D Goenka Public School, where he studied from 1996 to 2010.
Roles in Education and Early Career
In addition to his professional pursuits, Raghav Agarwal has also been involved in educational roles. He served as a Research Assistant at Purdue University in 2013 for three months and as a Teaching Assistant for 11 months in 2012. Furthermore, he worked with PwC for a month in 2012 as part of the M&A Tax Advisory team in New Delhi and joined Larsen & Toubro as part of their Construction Engineering & Management team for two months in 2011.