Jeetu Balchandani is a Partner at GIP, a part of BlackRock, and is Global Head of Investment Grade Infrastructure Credit and GID managing $26bn AUM on behalf of clients. Mr. Balchandani Chairs the Investment Grade and GID Infra Debt Investment Committee and is based in New York.

Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Mr. Balchandani was Head of Infrastructure Equity and Lease/Tax Equity Investments at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife). Mr. Balchandani led the growth of investments in the group from $1.2bn in 2006 to $5.5bn in 2014.

Previously, he was a Vice President in power, energy, project and infrastructure finance at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) in New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore where he advised on and raised debt and equity capital for transactions in developed and emerging markets.