# Harish Manwani

> Harish Manwani is a startup investor at Pearson (London). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pearson](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pearson)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harish-manwani-614bb324

Harish Manwani is a startup investor at Pearson in London. On January 22, 2015, Harish Manwani was elected as a member of the Board of Directors.Manwani retired from Unilever, a leading global consumer products company, at the end of 2014, where he served as Chief Operating Officer since September 2011. Manwani joined Hindustan Unilever (HUL) in 1976, becoming a member of the HUL board in 1995, and sincethat time held positions of increasing responsibility in Unilever which gave him wide ranging international marketing and general management experience.Manwani is a director of Qualcomm Incorporated since May 2014, Pearson plc since October 2013 and Whirlpool Corporation since August 2011. He is also the non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited since July 2005. He previously served as a director of ING Group from April 2008 to April 2010. He is a director of the Economic Development Board of Singapore since February 2013 and the Indian School of Business since April 2006.Manwani holds a Bachelor of Science honors degree in Statistics and a Master’s degree in Management Studies, both from Mumbai University in India. He has also attended the Advance Management Program at Harvard Business School.

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## About Pearson

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Pearson operates as a media and education company in the United Kingdom, other European countries, the United States, Canada, Asia Pacific, and internationally.The company operates through North American Education, International Education, Professional, and FT Group segments. It provides its customers with a range of products and services such ascurriculum textbooks and other learning materials; student assessments and testing services; and education technologies for educators and students from early education through elementary, middle and high school, and higher education. It also publishes educational materials in local languages; English language teaching materials for children and adults; and online learning products as well as offers testing, assessment, and qualification services.In addition, Pearson Education is involved in publishing, training, testing, and certification for professionals; publishes computer, information technology, and business titles; and offers electronic testing for regulatory and certification boards providing a suite of services from test development to test delivery and data management. It also offers a range of data, analysis, and services through various print, digital, and mobile channels to business people and financial institutions.The company publishes Pearson Education was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

5 contacts available at Pearson.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Harish Manwani | Member of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harish-manwani |
| John Makinson | Finance Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-makinson |
| Linda Lorimer | Member of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linda-lorimer |
| Sidney Taurel | Chairman of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sidney-taurel |
| Alexa Christon | Chief Marketing Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexa-christon |

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