# Feroz Dewan

> Feroz Dewan is the founder and CEO of Arena Holdings, a New York investment business that invests permanent capital in private and public companies. He previously headed public equities at Tiger Global, where he worked from 2003 to 2015, after roles at McKinsey and Silver Lake. He serves on Danaher’s board and was Character Lab’s founding board chair.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Arena Holdings
- **Organizations:** Arena Holdings, Danaher Corporation, Tiger Global Management (former), Silver Lake Partners (former), McKinsey & Company (former), Fortive Corporation (former director), The Kraft Heinz Company (former director), Character Lab (founding board chair; emeritus board member), Teach for America New York (historical board service), Tiger Foundation (historical board service)
- **Education:** BSE in Civil Engineering; Certificate in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Princeton University
- **Known for:** Built and leads Arena Holdings as founder and CEO., Led Tiger Global’s public-equity business., Appointed to Danaher’s board in 2022; reelected in May 2026.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Graduated from Princeton with a BSE in civil engineering.
- **Before 2002** — Worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company; precise dates unverified.
- **2002-2003** — Private equity associate at Silver Lake Partners.
- **2003-2015** — Worked at Tiger Global Management, most recently as Head of Public Equities.
- **2004** — Visited MakeMyTrip founder Deep Kalra in south Delhi; remained in contact and introduced him to Lee Fixel around 2007.
- **2015** — Left Tiger Global at the end of June to establish his own business.
- **2016** — CEO of Arena Holdings Management according to corporate filings; joined Fortive and Kraft Heinz boards.
- **2016-2020** — Served on the Kraft Heinz board.
- **2022** — Appointed to Danaher’s board and Science & Technology Committee; Character Lab thanked Feroz and Erica Dewan for founding board service.
- **2026** — Reelected to Danaher’s board at the May 5 annual meeting for a term expiring in 2027.

## Achievements

- Built and leads Arena Holdings as founder and CEO.
- Led Tiger Global’s public-equity business.
- Appointed to Danaher’s board in 2022; reelected in May 2026.
- Served as Character Lab’s founding board chair.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Danaher shareholders reelected Dewan to its board on May 5, with the term expiring in 2027.

## Links

- Website: https://arenaholdings.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/feroz-dewan-4736502/

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Last updated: 2026-10-09