Mr. Ved P. Seereeram

Ved Seereeram has provided financial consulting services since 1998 to governments and corporates across the English-speaking Caribbean, advising on capital markets, risk management, compliance, and consumer protection. He has delivered finance and banking courses, including seminars for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Eastern Caribbean institutions.

A prolific writer and investigator, Ved has exposed banking frauds—featured in TIME magazine (October 7, 2002)—and assisted in legal claims. Appointed temporary senator in Trinidad & Tobago (2010) to debate the Securities and Exchange Bill, he also advised the Caribbean Development Bank on OECS banking crises alongside IMF and World Bank teams.

Former Managing Director of Citicorp Merchant Bank (Citibank subsidiary) and board member of First Citizens Bank, Ved holds an MBA (University of Western Ontario, 1986) and First-Class Honours degree (UWI, 1979). Born November 10, 1949; married to Kala Seereeram with four children. He manages Inverness Estate farm, received the UN Rock Against Poverty Humanitarian Award (2013) for reforestation, and collects antique vehicles.