Piyush Puri leads the Brand Capital International team in Silicon Valley as Vice President of BWI, the strategic investment arm of The Times Group - India's largest multimedia conglomerate. Before leading Brand Capital's International office, Piyush was an investment banker in Mumbai, India focusing on investments in the energy, ancillaries, and the environment spaces. He also served as an investment analyst in Hong Kong where he closed deals in energy space, specifically in wind, thermal, hydro, solar, and gas-based power. Piyush received his degree in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), has an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, and a Master's Degree in Psychology of Leadership from Penn State University. Additionally, Piyush is also a Financial Risk Manager. In his spare time, he walks his dog Ludwig and studies art and history.