Mr. Uppuluri is a Managing Director and Co-Head of PV Technology within Houlihan Lokey’s Portfolio Valuation and Advisory Services practice, where he leads the development of automated valuation and delivery solutions, enabling clients to gain deeper insights into their portfolios. He provides valuations and advisory services to retail-focused investment vehicles, including interval funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other permanent capital vehicles that offer daily or monthly subscriptions and redemptions. Mr. Uppuluri’s primary area of specialization is in secondaries, across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real estate. He brings more than two decades of experience in structured products, whole loan pools, and asset-backed securities. Mr. Uppuluri is based in the firm’s New York office.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Uppuluri served as Chief Risk Officer at several FinTech startups. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles, including Managing Director of Structured Finance Portfolio Management and member of the board of directors (Risk Committee) at MBIA Insurance. Mr. Uppuluri also served as Director and Ratings Chair within the Structured Finance division of Standard & Poor’s.
Mr. Uppuluri holds a B.Eng. from Osmania University, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Columbia Business School.