Brij Singh

Personal life and education

Brij Raj Singh was born and raised in India. He attended Mayo College in Ajmer, and later was educated at St. Stephen's College, Delhi University and the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He has also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

Business career

Brij Raj Singh has over 20 years of experience working in the financial services industry. He is currently the founding Chief Executive Officer at Baer Capital Partners Ltd. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Julius Baer Middle East. Julius Baer was privileged to have been granted the 1st bank license at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) by H.H. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. Brij also successfully led Julius Baer to being recognized as the "Best Private Bank" in the region by Banker Middle East.

He was previously a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch where the firm attained the "Financial Company of the Year" in the United Arab Emirates by the Department of Economic Development. His efforts also led Merrill Lynch to being recognized for its "Best Practice" by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Brij had also been the Chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) in the Emirates besides being actively involved with numerous other organizations.

Author

Brij Singh regularly writes articles on strategy and leadership development and also is the author of "India Chalo" (2008), "Wisdom Beyond Borders" (2006), both published by Harper Collins, and "Building Successful Organizations – A Directional Approach" (1996).