Iqbal Dhanji

Iqbal Dhanji

MBA BSc FCA

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

Iqbal is an entrepreneurial and engaged business leader with 30+ years’ international experience in consulting, banking, investment and board leadership for start-ups and fast growth companies across multiple sectors. His expertise in healthcare is informed by a detailed grasp of business drivers, the finance function, and operational efficiency in both commercial and non-profit organisations.

In Iqbal’s current role as Co-founder and Executive Chairman at The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre PLC, he has been jointly involved with establishing a successful fast-growing business with an annual run rate in the tens of millions. Iqbal was central to sourcing the initial funding for the venture, drove the design and build of the site on a 33,500 sq ft tailored hospital space and built a balanced board, integrating an investor experienced in fast growth companies, to drive the venture forward in the six years since The Ralph opened in 2019.

Iqbal is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and London Business School. He initially trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC where he spent his early career, followed by several years in Banking before settling to work as an entrepreneur in a series of business ventures in the UK and abroad that included healthcare, hospitality, real estate, fin tech and international trade.

Iqbal has also spent many years serving in a voluntary capacity for the Ismaili community, including as a Trustee of two charities, leading a Board mediating disputes and as a Member of the Ismaili Council for the UK where he had specific responsibility for outreach engagement with government and leaders of faith communities.

Iqbal’s areas of expertise include: Board Advisory / Business Strategy / Planning & Forecasts / Investor Relations / Finance & Accounting / Corporate Finance / Funding / Development Capital / Due Diligence / Valuation / Audit / Venture Capital / Private Equity Operational Efficiency / C-Suite Appointments / Governance / Real Estate Management / Healthcare / Start-ups / Fast Growth Companies / Veterinary Services / Dentistry / Community Outreach / Not-For-Profit & Charities.