I am an Indian senior executive and board leader with a career spanning major corporations, academic institutions, and advisory roles. I currently serve as Operating Partner at Advent International and Chair several boards, including MTPL and the SHRM Advisory Council.
Operating Partner Advent International Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Chairman, SHRM Advisory Council (Oct 2024 – Present)
- Chairman, Vadilal Industries Limited (May 2025 – Feb 2026)
- Board of Governors, IIM Udaipur (Jan 2018 – Present)
Education: MBA Wharton 2005; PGP IIM Calcutta 1984; B.Tech IIT Madras 1982.
- The Art Of Management (Penguin India, Apr 24 2022) – foreword by Sachin Tendulkar, 21 interviewees.
- AAMO Asian Leadership Award 2020 (Feb 2020).
- Indian Business Leader of the Year 2019 (Jun 2019).
- India’s Top 10 Speaker (Apr 2018).
- India’s Most Trusted CEO 2017 (WCRC).
- Distinguished Alumnus, IIT Madras (2016).
- Most Distinguished Alumnus, IIM Calcutta (2011).
- Best CEO (2010).
- Top 5 marketeers in India (2003).
- The Right Choice, Resolving Ten career dilemmas (Penguin India, Feb 15 2021).
- Reflections (Xavier University Press, 2016) – collection of speeches and writings.
- Board of Governors, XLRI Jamshedpur (Jan 2015 – Present)
- Board of Governors, Xavier University (Jan 2013 – Present)
- Independent Director, Intellect Design Arena Ltd (Jan 2026 – Feb 2026)
- Chairman, The Advertising Standards Council of India (Sep 2018 – Jan 2020)
- Group Executive President‑Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Aditya Birla Group (Jan 2018 – Dec 2022)
- Chairman, Burger King (Jan 2019 – Jan 2024)
- Chairman & CEO – India Region, PepsiCo (Dec 2013 – Dec 2017)
- Advisory Board, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (May 2025 – Present)
- Advisory Board, The Economist (Jul 2024 – Present)
- Advisory Board, Penguin Random House (Jul 2024 – Present)
- Board of Governors, SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (Apr 2024 – Present)
- Independent Director, iD Fresh Food (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Jan 2024 – Present)
- Chairman, Finance Committee, IIM Udaipur (Jan 2023 – Present)
- Chairman emeritus, MMA (Dec 2015 – Present)