Vikram is the Head and CIO of Schroders Capital Solutions. He is Chair of the IC responsible for portfolio management of multi-private markets solutions, leveraging Schroders Capital’s in-house investment capabilities and external manager research function spanning the full spectrum of private market strategies, including private equity, infrastructure, private debt, credit alternatives, real estate, and opportunistic/niche segments. Prior to joining Schroders Capital, Vikram was the senior most Portfolio Manager for BlackRock Alternative Portfolio Solutions in EMEA, where he led the design and management of multi-alternative, private markets portfolios spanning income, growth and thematically aligned outcomes for DB, DC, insurance, and OCIO clients. Vikram started his career in 2001 as a credit specialist at Bain Capital Credit. Vikram graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Systems Science.