Amitabh Kant

Amitabh Kant is India’s G20 sherpa. He served as the chief executive officer of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) from 2016 to 2022 and the secretary of India’s Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion from 2014 to 2016. He has been a key driver of flagship national initiatives such as Startup India, Make in India, Incredible India, Kerala: God’s Own Country and the Aspirational Districts Program. He is author of Made in India and co-author, with Amit Kapoor, of The Elephant Moves: India’s New Place in the World.