Dr. Naushad Forbes serves as an Independent Director at Bajaj Finserv Limited. He earned his undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.
Dr. Forbes is the Co-Chairman of Forbes Marshall, India’s leading team engineering and control instrumentation firm. He also chairs the steam engineering companies within the Group.
From 1987-2004, Dr. Forbes served as a consulting professor at Stanford University, where he developed courses on technology in newly industrialising countries. Additionally, he serves on the boards of various educational institutions and publicly listed companies.
The National Committees on Higher Education, Innovation, Technology, and International Business were presided over by Dr. Forbes, who has been an active member of CII for a long time. Dr. Forbes was President of CII from 2016-2017.
Dr. Naushad Forbes serves as an Independent Director at Bajaj Finserv Limited. He earned his undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.
Dr. Forbes is the Co-Chairman of Forbes Marshall, India’s leading team engineering and control instrumentation firm. He also chairs the steam engineering companies within the Group.
From 1987-2004, Dr. Forbes served as a consulting professor at Stanford University, where he developed courses on technology in newly industrialising countries. Additionally, he serves on the boards of various educational institutions and publicly listed companies.
The National Committees on Higher Education, Innovation, Technology, and International Business were presided over by Dr. Forbes, who has been an active member of CII for a long time. Dr. Forbes was President of CII from 2016-2017.
Anami Roy
Member
A N Roy (born on 15 May,1950) is a distinguished former civil servant, having served in the Indian Police Service in Maharashtra and Govt of India for over 38 years. He held a wide variety of assignments both in Maharashtra and under the Central government including Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad, Pune and Mumbai. He retired as Director General of Police, Maharashtra.
While in service, he headed the operations of the elite Special Protection Group, looking after the proximate security of the Prime Minister, former PMs and their families. Known popularly as the ‘People's Commissioner’, he set up many citizen-friendly schemes and systems to resolve and fulfil people's problems and expectations like Citizen Facilitation Centres, Mumbai Police Infoline, Elderline, Slum Police Panchayat etc.
He was appointed Advisor to the Governor of Andhra Pradesh when the state was under President's rule in 2014. In that capacity, he discharged the responsibilities as a Minister of many departments of the state like Home, Industry and Commerce, Housing, PWD, Health, Medical Education, Social Welfare. He also dealt with the separation of Andhra Pradesh into two states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and supervised the General Elections of 2014 in both states.
Post-retirement, Roy is engaged in the social/non-profit sector. He runs a not-for-profit company, Vandana Foundation, to support the livelihoods of the poorest of poor in urban and rural areas.
He is on the Board of Directors of GSK India, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, Bajaj Housing Finance and Finolex Industries. He is on the India advisory boards of Encore Capital Group of USA and TrueNorth Private Equity Fund.
A N Roy (born on 15 May,1950) is a distinguished former civil servant, having served in the Indian Police Service in Maharashtra and Govt of India for over 38 years. He held a wide variety of assignments both in Maharashtra and under the Central government including Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad, Pune and Mumbai. He retired as Director General of Police, Maharashtra.
While in service, he headed the operations of the elite Special Protection Group, looking after the proximate security of the Prime Minister, former PMs and their families. Known popularly as the ‘People's Commissioner’, he set up many citizen-friendly schemes and systems to resolve and fulfil people's problems and expectations like Citizen Facilitation Centres, Mumbai Police Infoline, Elderline, Slum Police Panchayat etc.
He was appointed Advisor to the Governor of Andhra Pradesh when the state was under President's rule in 2014. In that capacity, he discharged the responsibilities as a Minister of many departments of the state like Home, Industry and Commerce, Housing, PWD, Health, Medical Education, Social Welfare. He also dealt with the separation of Andhra Pradesh into two states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and supervised the General Elections of 2014 in both states.
Post-retirement, Roy is engaged in the social/non-profit sector. He runs a not-for-profit company, Vandana Foundation, to support the livelihoods of the poorest of poor in urban and rural areas.
He is on the Board of Directors of GSK India, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, Bajaj Housing Finance and Finolex Industries. He is on the India advisory boards of Encore Capital Group of USA and TrueNorth Private Equity Fund.
Pramit Jhaveri
Member
Pramit Jhaveri is an Independent Director at Bajaj Finserv Limited. Currently, he serves as an advisor and mentor to startups, corporates, and family offices. He is an advisor at Premji Invest and Senior Advisor at PJT Partners. Before his current role, Pramit served as the Vice-Chairman - Banking for Citi, Asia Pacific. From 2010-2019, he held the position of Citibank India’s CEO. He joined Citibank in 1987 as a 23-year-old and retired from the company in November 2019 after a stellar 32-year career in banking.
Pramit serves as a Trustee on the boards of several philanthropic, non-profit entities in India. These include the Tata Trust, one of India’s oldest and most prestigious philanthropic institutions, Pratham Education Foundation, an NGO dedicated to the quality education of underprivileged children, India Foundation for the Arts, a grant-making organisation supporting practice, research, and education in the arts, and the World Monuments Fund India, an organisation involved in conserving and preserving India’s architectural heritage.
Pramit has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai University, and an MBA from the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester. He is an avid tennis player, a keen follower of cricket and soccer, and a long-standing collector of Indian contemporary art.
Pramit Jhaveri is an Independent Director at Bajaj Finserv Limited. Currently, he serves as an advisor and mentor to startups, corporates, and family offices. He is an advisor at Premji Invest and Senior Advisor at PJT Partners. Before his current role, Pramit served as the Vice-Chairman - Banking for Citi, Asia Pacific. From 2010-2019, he held the position of Citibank India’s CEO. He joined Citibank in 1987 as a 23-year-old and retired from the company in November 2019 after a stellar 32-year career in banking.
Pramit serves as a Trustee on the boards of several philanthropic, non-profit entities in India. These include the Tata Trust, one of India’s oldest and most prestigious philanthropic institutions, Pratham Education Foundation, an NGO dedicated to the quality education of underprivileged children, India Foundation for the Arts, a grant-making organisation supporting practice, research, and education in the arts, and the World Monuments Fund India, an organisation involved in conserving and preserving India’s architectural heritage.
Pramit has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai University, and an MBA from the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester. He is an avid tennis player, a keen follower of cricket and soccer, and a long-standing collector of Indian contemporary art.
Sanjiv Nandan Sahai
Member
Sanjiv Nandan Sahai belongs to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 1986 batch. He has been a part of policy making at the highest levels, both in the Government of India and state government as Director in Prime Minister’s Office, as Additional Secretary and subsequently as Secretary in the Ministry of Power.
He also participated in formulation of several reforms from policy to delivery of services. He has the ability to build consensus, convince, and convert the stakeholders to the reform’s agenda.
He has worked in the infrastructure sector for over 25 years having the experience and first-hand knowledge of a whole range of issues such as infrastructure financing, risks, contract management in particular PPPs etc.
In addition to public sector, he had the unique opportunity of also working in the private sector as a member of the Tata Administrative Service, and later as Adviser in Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) and as MD & CEO of Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transit System Ltd (DIMTS), a privately managed joint venture company of IDFC and the Delhi Government for seven years (2007-14).
He has been a key member in the Prime Minister’s office (1998-2003), and handled, amongst others, formulation of strategies and policies for infrastructure development, including the National Highways Development Project through private sector participation, the telecom sector, senior appointments in the government of India, judiciary, armed forces, banks, public sector undertakings etc. He was a part of the Task force on Infrastructure set up by the then PM.
He also managed and turned around the performance of large public sector undertakings such as DTC and Chandigarh Housing Board.
He was the Finance Secretary of Delhi Government (2015-18) transitioned VAT to GST. Concurrently as the Chairman of Delhi Financial Corporation a statutory financial institution where he managed the risks in lending and recoveries in the SME sector, improved the quality of assets.
As the Home Secretary in the same period (2015-18) he navigated the department through contentious political and constitutional tensions. This honed understanding of legal issues, and the ability to harmonise conflicting views and bring consensus.
As the Secretary in Ministry of Power, Govt. of India (2019-21) he formulated policies to enhance the sustainability of the power sector, encouraging investment in renewables and improving grid management. Through amendments to various rules and executive orders brought significant reforms in the sector.
On superannuation in 2021 he founded and currently lead, as Director General, a think tank called the Power Foundation of India under the Ministry of Power. It is focused on policy advocacy and research to support India's energy transition. (October ’21 -Present) Concurrently the Director, Prime Ministers Museum and Library (March 22 - Present) he is tasked with establishing and managing a new museum on the Prime Ministers of India and library to promote research on modern-day India.
Educational Qualification:
He has a Master’s in public policy, Princeton University, USA, 2004 (Specialisation: Financial Management and Economic Policy)
Master of Arts, Delhi University, 1982. (First Division)
Bachelor of Arts, Hindu College, Delhi University, 1980
Professional Award, Fellowships etc.
Robert S. McNamara Fellowship from the World Bank in 2003 for a master’s degree in public policy at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.
Awarded Governor’s Gold Medal in 1993 in recognition of leadership, exemplary administrative policy, and meritorious and dedicated service rendered in terrorism affected Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh, specifically in the context of all-round development work and maintenance of harmony and peace between different ethnic communities.
His Directorship and other full-time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited
Sustainable Energy Infra Investment Managers Private Limited
Lemon Tree Hotels Limited
Sanjiv Nandan Sahai belongs to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 1986 batch. He has been a part of policy making at the highest levels, both in the Government of India and state government as Director in Prime Minister’s Office, as Additional Secretary and subsequently as Secretary in the Ministry of Power.
He also participated in formulation of several reforms from policy to delivery of services. He has the ability to build consensus, convince, and convert the stakeholders to the reform’s agenda.
He has worked in the infrastructure sector for over 25 years having the experience and first-hand knowledge of a whole range of issues such as infrastructure financing, risks, contract management in particular PPPs etc.
In addition to public sector, he had the unique opportunity of also working in the private sector as a member of the Tata Administrative Service, and later as Adviser in Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) and as MD & CEO of Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transit System Ltd (DIMTS), a privately managed joint venture company of IDFC and the Delhi Government for seven years (2007-14).
He has been a key member in the Prime Minister’s office (1998-2003), and handled, amongst others, formulation of strategies and policies for infrastructure development, including the National Highways Development Project through private sector participation, the telecom sector, senior appointments in the government of India, judiciary, armed forces, banks, public sector undertakings etc. He was a part of the Task force on Infrastructure set up by the then PM.
He also managed and turned around the performance of large public sector undertakings such as DTC and Chandigarh Housing Board.
He was the Finance Secretary of Delhi Government (2015-18) transitioned VAT to GST. Concurrently as the Chairman of Delhi Financial Corporation a statutory financial institution where he managed the risks in lending and recoveries in the SME sector, improved the quality of assets.
As the Home Secretary in the same period (2015-18) he navigated the department through contentious political and constitutional tensions. This honed understanding of legal issues, and the ability to harmonise conflicting views and bring consensus.
As the Secretary in Ministry of Power, Govt. of India (2019-21) he formulated policies to enhance the sustainability of the power sector, encouraging investment in renewables and improving grid management. Through amendments to various rules and executive orders brought significant reforms in the sector.
On superannuation in 2021 he founded and currently lead, as Director General, a think tank called the Power Foundation of India under the Ministry of Power. It is focused on policy advocacy and research to support India's energy transition. (October ’21 -Present) Concurrently the Director, Prime Ministers Museum and Library (March 22 - Present) he is tasked with establishing and managing a new museum on the Prime Ministers of India and library to promote research on modern-day India.
Educational Qualification:
He has a Master’s in public policy, Princeton University, USA, 2004 (Specialisation: Financial Management and Economic Policy)
Master of Arts, Delhi University, 1982. (First Division)
Bachelor of Arts, Hindu College, Delhi University, 1980
Professional Award, Fellowships etc.
Robert S. McNamara Fellowship from the World Bank in 2003 for a master’s degree in public policy at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.
Awarded Governor’s Gold Medal in 1993 in recognition of leadership, exemplary administrative policy, and meritorious and dedicated service rendered in terrorism affected Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh, specifically in the context of all-round development work and maintenance of harmony and peace between different ethnic communities.
His Directorship and other full-time positions in bodies corporates are as follows:
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited
Sustainable Energy Infra Investment Managers Private Limited
