About Rajat
Rajat Bhatnagar is Managing Director of Corporate Advisory and Partnerships at NewOak Capital and Chief Business Officer at RiskAI. He specializes in financing, structured solutions, and international business development, with a proven track record of building strategic client relationships.
He began his career in the Project Management Office, serving as an analyst, project manager, and program manager, where he developed a rigorous approach to execution and cross-functional leadership. Rajat later became a Partner at Touchstone Capital, leading private equity investments in structured products, corporate debt, and equity. He also founded Atomic Launch, an incubator supporting startups from pre-seed to growth stage in the U.S. and internationally.
An honors graduate in Computer Information Systems from Cal Poly and a CCNA-certified professional, Rajat has further advanced his expertise through executive programs at MIT Sloan and the CAIA Association. His work reflects a strong focus on innovation at the intersection of finance, technology, and business.
Rajat moved to the U.S. in 1996 and is an avid cricket and tennis enthusiast.
Competency
- Serves as the bridge between investors and investment opportunities
- Create a U.S. - India entrepreneurial bridge
- Help startups with next-stage growth
- Assemble strategic alliances
- Connect, facilitate, promote, and expand opportunities to create the best value for customers.
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
MIT Sloan School of Management
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
This certificate program equips with a fundamental understanding of strategies and skills required to assess opportunities in alternative investments and know when to leverage them to achieve more diversified and better performing portfolios.
CCNA
A certificate program designed to validate knowledge on fundamental networking concepts.
Education
Cal Poly, Pomona
Bachelors, Computer Information Systems
Data Science; Mobile Telecommunications and Wireless Network Technology;
St. Paul's School, Darjeeling - India
Economics, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Channel Operations.