Pankaj Goel currently serves as the Head of Partnerships for Asia Pacific at Avenue Capital Group, a position held since January 2023. Prior to this role, Pankaj was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse from May 2004 to December 2021, where responsibilities included Co-Head of Southeast Asia Investment Banking and Capital Markets, as well as Head of Southeast Asia Mergers and Acquisitions. Pankaj's earlier career includes serving as Vice President at Deutsche Bank, an Associate at JM Morgan Stanley focusing on Mergers & Acquisitions, and an Associate at ICICI Securities. Pankaj holds an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and an Engineer's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Punjab Engineering College.