Co-founder & CEO of Pockit, www.pockit.com, Pockit empowers unbanked and underserved consumers to move away from cash and manage their money electronically. We do this by providing an account from which they can manage their money and a card that runs off MasterCard so they can transact. The account can be topped up with cash at 28,000 locations across the UK and have salary or benefits paid into it. We also help our customers to save money through partnerships with retailers who offer our customers cashback on their purchases in-store and online when they use their Pockit card. An entrepreneur doing a bit of everything at the moment but my strengths are building relationships with our retail partners and distribution partners, developing our product and building an awesome team. I am part of the 2nd generation of The Lornamead Group, a multi-national company in the cosmetics and personal care space. Lornamead was a market leader in buying heritage brands from major multi national companies, such as Unilever and P&G, the strategy was to revitalise those brands to increase their value and then sell them on. This business was co-founded by my father, Danny Jatania and after a few successful exits in 2010 & 2011 the entire group was eventually sold to Hong Kong based conglomerate Li & Fung.

Co-Founder & CEO @ Pockit empowers unbanked and underserved consumers to move away from cash and manage their money electronically. We do this by providing an account from which they can manage their money and a card that runs off MasterCard so they can transact. The account can be topped up with cash at 28,000 locations across the UK and have salary or benefits paid into it. We also help our customers to save money through partnerships with retailers who offer our customers cashback on their purchases in-store and online when they use their Pockit card. My focus is on managing our small but growing team, building great partnerships with suppliers and distribution partners, enhancing our product and finding the best talent to make Pockit a success. From November 2009 to Present (6 years 2 months) London, United KingdomIntern @ Interned at Barclays Wealth in the Ultra High Net Worth team focussing on its NRI (Non-Resident Indian) client base. My main responsibilities were preparing client presentations, working with the senior team members on applications to the credit committee and doing research that would be of use to the team. From June 2008 to August 2008 (3 months) London, United Kingdom

2:1, Business Management @ UCL From 2006 to 2009 Various @ University College School From 2001 to 2006 Virraj Jatania is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Retail, Negotiation, Digital Marketing, E-commerce, B2B, Business Strategy, Management, Account Management, Public Relations, Marketing Strategy, Start-ups, Recruiting, Online Advertising, Strategy