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Sanji Gunawardena
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Fidem Financial
Sanji is a seasoned finance leader with an impressive career spanning over 30 years. He brings a wealth of expertise in deal sourcing, driving revenue growth, cultivating client relationships, crafting strategic visions, and structuring complex deals.
Sanji founded Fidem Financial in 2018. Fidem is an innovative asset management firm dedicated to helping leading financial institutions mitigate risk in their portfolios and optimize capital allocation. Under his visionary leadership, the company has successfully acquired a portfolio exceeding $17 billion in credit card and other unsecured consumer loan assets, collaborating with a diverse spectrum of investment and lending partners.
Prior to Fidem, Sanji spent 6 years as Senior Executive Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions at Kessler Group and served as Principal of a firm offering strategic guidance to global consumer finance businesses, focusing on realignment, acquisitions, and divestitures. In addition to these roles, Sanji was head of Card Services Global M&A at Bank of America as a Senior Vice President and as a Senior Business Analyst at DuPont.
Sanji holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Georgia, complimented by an MBA with a specialization in Finance from the prestigious University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management.
His dedication, strategic acumen, and relentless pursuit of excellence continue to drive Fidem's success in delivering unparalleled value to its clients and partners.
Sanji founded Fidem Financial in 2018. Fidem is an innovative asset management firm dedicated to helping leading financial institutions mitigate risk in their portfolios and optimize capital allocation. Under his visionary leadership, the company has successfully acquired a portfolio exceeding $17 billion in credit card and other unsecured consumer loan assets, collaborating with a diverse spectrum of investment and lending partners.
Prior to Fidem, Sanji spent 6 years as Senior Executive Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions at Kessler Group and served as Principal of a firm offering strategic guidance to global consumer finance businesses, focusing on realignment, acquisitions, and divestitures. In addition to these roles, Sanji was head of Card Services Global M&A at Bank of America as a Senior Vice President and as a Senior Business Analyst at DuPont.
Sanji holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Georgia, complimented by an MBA with a specialization in Finance from the prestigious University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management.
His dedication, strategic acumen, and relentless pursuit of excellence continue to drive Fidem's success in delivering unparalleled value to its clients and partners.