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AMITABH KANT

Amitabh Kant is presently India’s G20 Sherpa. The G20 or the Group of Twenty Nations.

Amitabh Kant is a governance reformer and a public policy change agent for India, having driven key reforms and initiatives during his tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) (2016-2022) and the Secretary of the Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) (2014-2016), Government of India. He has been a key driver of flagship national initiatives such as Startup India, Make in India, Incredible India.

 As CEO of NITI Aayog, Kant has driven a vast range of national-level developmental and policy initiatives.

As Secretary, DIPP Kant has driven the Start-up India movement which has led to India emerging as the third-best ecosystem for startups globally.

Amitabh Kant did his schooling from Modern School, Delhi, graduation in Economics (Hons) from St. Stephens, Delhi University and M.A from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is a Chevening Scholar. He has also undertaken a mid-term course with John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.

Asit Shah
Chairman, Jito Ahmedabad 

Rushabh Patel
Sr. Vice Chairman, Jito Ahmedabad 

Pravesh Mehta
Chief Secretary, Jito  Ahmedabad