Entrepreneur, Evangelist & Believer Sammy as he is fondly known, is a maverick visionary and strategist with an expertise to manage multi-billion-dollar investments across the globe and scale up businesses exponentially. He is driven by a "hard-wired" need to strategize, to innovate, and disprove the words "It can't be done!" He motivates, mentors and leads teams by example and is a strong proponent of empowerment and accountability. He has an innate ability to synthesize a need for "bias-for-action" and at the same time, be fanatically fair and ethical. As CEO at Brand Capital, he leverages brand-led growth and value creation via unique and pioneering investment models. Earlier, he founded a Family Office – Sprout Growth Advisors and Investment Funds that managed over US$5 billion. He has also held leadership positions at Houlihan Lokey, American Express, Goldman Sachs and Booz Allen Hamilton, and has also been economic advisor to the Dalai Lama's Central Tibetan Administration.