Vikram Bhandari is Head and Chief Investment Officer of Schroders Capital Solutions (“SCS”) and Chair of the SCS Investment Committee. He leads the design, implementation, and management of multi-private asset investment solutions that integrate in-house, direct/indirect investing expertise with external manager capabilities. SCS delivers outcome-oriented portfolios across the full spectrum of private market strategies, including private equity, infrastructure, private debt and credit alternatives, real estate, and opportunistic diversifiers. Prior to joining Schroders Capital, Vikram was the most senior Portfolio Manager for BlackRock EMEA Alternative Portfolio Solutions, where he led the development and oversight of multi-alternative private markets portfolios tailored to income, growth, and thematic outcomes for DB, DC, insurance, and OCIO clients. Earlier in his career, Vikram was a direct investor across multiple asset classes, including public and private markets, beginning as a credit specialist at Bain Capital Credit. He graduated summa cum laude with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics from the Wharton School and in Civil Engineering and Systems Science from the University of Pennsylvania.