Anuj Maheshwari

Head, Agri-Food, Temasek

Anuj is Managing Director and Head of Agri-Food at Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. He also is part of the leadership team which overseas Africa and Middle East.

Anuj founded Temasek Food & Agriculture team in 2013 and since then Temasek has invested over US$8 billion in global farm-to-fork value chain including in over 30 start-ups (such as Impossible Foods, Apeel, Pivot Bio, Bowery, Farmer Business Network) and many innovative technology-focused companies with the collective purpose to drive resiliency and greater efficiency in global food supplies while promoting environmental sustainability and social impact in line with UN SDG goals and Net Zero 2050 targets.

Anuj serves on the board of Rivulis (a leading micro irrigation company) Ceva Sante Animale (a leading animal health company), Temasek Lifesciences Accelerator, Tana Africa Capital and Asia Sustainable Foods Platform.

Anuj joined Temasek in 2004 as a founding member of Temasek’s India team where he led investments in TMT, Consumer Goods and Power & Infrastructure till 2013.

Anuj holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School where he graduated with Distinction.

Anuj lives in Singapore with his wife and two daughters.