Keeran Sivarajah

Keeran Sivarajah is a Partner at The Bridgespan Group, working across Southeast and East Asia at the intersection of philanthropy, impact capital, and institution building. Over nearly two decades, he has advised families, foundations, impact investors, state- and sovereign-linked institutions, and nonprofit leaders on how to deploy capital more effectively, strengthen organisations and ecosystems, and translate ambitious social goals into lasting impact.

Keeran’s recent work has increasingly focused on the evolution of philanthropy in Asia. He co-led Bridgespan’s recent research on “Strengthening the Non-Profit Sector in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore,” drawing on the perspectives of more than 160 nonprofit leaders, and is currently leading Bridgespan’s work to develop the emerging field of state-linked philanthropy. He is also coauthor of "The Philanthropic Potential of Asia’s Rising Wealth" (Bridgespan.org, 2023) and “How Asian Philanthropists Work with Governments” (Bridgespan.org, 2023). His work brings together perspectives from both sides of the funding relationship. Keeran co-founded Teach for Malaysia and helped build the organisation during its formative years, giving him first-hand experience of the opportunities and constraints faced by nonprofit leaders. He has since worked with philanthropies and social-impact organisations across the region on strategy, organisational effectiveness, measurement and learning, and approaches to strengthening the wider ecosystems in which they operate.

Before joining The Bridgespan Group, Keeran worked with Dalberg and The Boston Consulting Group in Southeast Asia, helping philanthropic organizations, government ministries, and state-owned enterprises in the region on their socioeconomic transformation and impact agendas. Keeran holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and Harvard University, where he graduated with distinction as a Wendy & Philip Kistler Scholar.