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A commerce graduate from Delhi University, Mr. Chaudhary holds multiple professional qualifications, including CMA, CS, LLB, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management. He has also completed courses in Advanced Financial Management from Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA), London and Senior Management Programme from European School of Management. With about five decades of experience across the sectors, he brings in tested leadership and deep domain insight. He is currently associated with quite a few corporates as Independent Director as well as Management Advisor. He has served as Group CEO & Managing Director (Metals and Mining) with Essar Group for two year. Prior to this, he spent nearly 37 years at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), rising through the ranks to become Director (Finance) in 2011 and Chairman in 2018. He also chaired mjunction services ltd., a joint venture between SAIL and Tata Steel and International Coal Ventures Ltd., a joint venture of five Maharatna CPSEs. Known for his holistic understanding of the economy, Mr. Chaudhary has contributed significantly across functions like finance, operations, marketing, projects, governance & ESG and strategic planning. He actively led and supported various industry bodies such as FICCI, CII, PHDCCI, BCC and SRTMI, among others, advocating for the growth and development of various sectors of the economy. Currently, he is the Chairman of Metals and Mining Committee of PHDCCI.

Mr. Rajat Mishra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (International Business) from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. With a distinguished career spanning Indian and multinational corporations, Mr. Mishra brings deep expertise in incubating new business verticals and driving strategic initiatives. He currently serves as the Managing Director at STRABAG EFKON India, where he leads the development and execution of Smart Infrastructure projects across Highways, Urban Transport, Railways, and Rapid Transit Systems. A recognised leader in sustainable innovation and intelligent mobility solutions, Mr. Mishra has played a pivotal role in the deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), including the implementation of FASTag-enabled tolling, AI-driven incident detection, and integrated traffic management platforms. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles with Siemens in both India and Europe, gaining broad exposure across technology and infrastructure domains. Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Mr. Mishra is a visiting faculty member at the Indian Institutes of Technology and serves as a National Trustee of the Manava Bharti Society, contributing to education and social development initiatives.

Ms. Jyoti is a business economist by training and a seasoned industry leader with nearly three decades of work experience with apex Indian industry associations. Through the years, she worked across multiple sectors and with a large set of stakeholders on policy and business issues. She is currently responsible for overseeing the operations of FICCI, including its outreach to members of Indian industry across sectors and regions. Ms. Jyoti regularly interfaces with senior government officials, multilateral organisations and industry leaders on large number of economic issues and projects. She has contributed to several policy initiatives of the government aimed towards enhancing the ease of doing business in the country and improving the competitiveness of Indian industry. She has been part of government committees on various subjects and has handled numerous projects with multilateral organisations. She also contributes to the investment promotion activities of the government. Prior to her appointment as the Director General, Jyoti had led teams looking after multiple areas, including economic affairs, financial services, corporate laws, corporate governance, taxation, manufacturing, agriculture, small and medium enterprises, among others. Besides policy areas, Jyoti has also worked in institutionalising important centres of excellence at FICCI such as the FICCI-Aditya Birla Centre for CSR and the FICCI Centre for Sustainability Leadership. Ms. Jyoti is an alumnus of the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi and Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi.

Dr Ralf Nowack is a mechanical engineer and holds a PhD from Aachen University, Germany. His research focussed on reducing CO₂ emissions from coal-fired power plants. He is multilingual, fluent in English, German, Spanish, and French, and has working knowledge of Dutch. He joined Actis in 2019 as Energy and Infrastructure Operations Director. At Actis, he plays a key role in the Long Life Infrastructure Fund (ALLIF), driving due diligence and operational excellence to meet the firm’s investment case expectations. Before Actis, he spent three years at Contour Global as Chief Operating Officer for Renewables. There, he managed a 1,500 MW portfolio of wind, solar, and hydro assets, while also overseeing new renewable project construction and global health and safety. With 30 years of experience in the power sector, Dr Nowack has worked across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. His career spans Contour Global, RWE, and the Steag Group, where he held leadership roles in engineering, commissioning, operations, finance, and project management.

Mr. Sen is a Chartered Accountant (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He has over 21 years of experience spanning accounting, investment banking, and investing across energy, infrastructure, and other sectors. Throughout his career, he has worked in various roles within the infrastructure sector, with a strong focus on infrastructure investments over the past 12 years. Mr. Sen joined the Actis Long Life Infrastructure team in 2017 and is responsible for Actis’ infrastructure activities in India and Southeast Asia. Prior to joining Actis, Sumit worked for more than a decade at Goldman Sachs (GS), most recently as Executive Director in the GS Principal Investment Area (PIA), where he was responsible for investments across sectors with a specific focus on energy, infrastructure, TMT and healthcare. Whilst at PIA, Sumit was a key member of the team that led the investment in Renew Power, one of the largest Indian renewable companies.

Gaurav Chaturvedi is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He brings over 19 years of experience in raising debt and equity financing across the roads, metro, and transmission sectors, including build- own-operate concession based infrastructure projects and M&A transactions. Furthermore, Gaurav Chaturvedi has worked with large groups like L&T and has led the setup of Interise InvIT (formerly known as IndInfravit).