Gaurav is a two-time founder with a builder’s mindset, recognized for designing inventive solutions to complex and deeply rooted challenges. As Chief Strategy Officer at Eclipse, he leads the firm’s strategic direction, driving 10X growth ambitions, elevating client satisfaction through best-in-class execution, and cultivating partnerships that strengthen Eclipse’s data, risk, and resilience capabilities.

Before joining Eclipse, Gaurav founded and led Namaste Credit, a full-stack, AI-enabled platform that transformed the SME lending ecosystem across India and the United States. Under his leadership, the platform democratized access to credit, increased transparency for all stakeholders, reduced fraud through enhanced underwriting, and significantly lowered onboarding costs through digitization. This work created meaningful economic impact for more than one million small businesses.

Gaurav holds an MBA with distinction and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM).