AJ Mediratta
Ajata "AJ" Mediratta | |
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| Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Investor |
| Known for | President of Greylock Capital Management; expertise in fixed income emerging markets and sovereign debt restructuring |
Ajata "AJ" Mediratta is an American investor with expertise in fixed income emerging markets and sovereign debt restructuring. He holds the position of president at Greylock Capital Management, LLC, an alternative asset investment advisory firm, where he oversees the company’s global investment strategies and restructuring initiatives.
Early life
Mediratta was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Huntington, New York. He completed his secondary education at Choate Rosemary Hall and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Williams College. He further advanced his education by obtaining an MBA focused on Finance and International Business from Columbia Business School and achieved the CFA Charter designation in 1995.
Career
Following his graduation from Williams College, Mediratta began his professional journey at the Export–Import Bank of the United States prior to pursuing his MBA. His investment banking experience includes roles at The Weston Group, Credit Lyonnais Securities, and Bear Stearns. He joined Greylock Capital after Bear Stearns merged with JP Morgan.
Mediratta has led creditor committees in significant sovereign debt restructurings. Notably, he chaired the committee for Belize’s $544 million debt restructuring, where his guidance facilitated a collaborative resolution that avoided litigation. This groundbreaking agreement was recognized as Latin Finance’s 2013 Deal of the Year in Restructuring. Additionally, he oversaw the creditor committee for Panama’s $220 million Trump Ocean Club Project restructuring. Representing Greylock Capital, he played a key role in Grenada’s $193.5 million sovereign debt restructuring, which uniquely combined debt relief with creditor involvement in revenue growth. In 2019, he co-chaired Barbados’ $7 billion sovereign debt restructuring; both the Grenada and Barbados agreements included hurricane clauses designed to provide payment suspension following natural disasters.
In 2023, Mediratta represented Greylock Capital during Suriname’s $675 million loan restructuring. He is also active on creditor committees managing restructurings for Zambia, Ghana, and Sri Lanka.
He holds a board position at the Emerging Markets Investor Alliance, an organization dedicated to advancing sustainable development and governance standards among institutional investors focused on emerging markets. Previously, he served on the board of UTC North American Fund, a financial services company based in Trinidad and Tobago.
Personal life
Mediratta lives in Manhattan with his wife and their three children.