CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India

Amitabh Kant is the CEO, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). Until recently, he was the Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).

He is a member of the Indian Administrative Service, IAS (Kerala Cadre: 1980 Batch). He is the author of "Branding India - An Incredible Story" and has been a key driver of "Make in India", Startup India, "Incredible India" and "God's Own Country" campaigns, which positioned and branded India and the state of Kerala as leading tourism destinations. These campaigns have won several international awards and embraced a host of activities - infrastructure development, product enhancement, private-public partnership, and positioning and branding.

Mr. Kant has worked as the Chairman & CEO, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corporation, CMD - ITDC, Joint Secretary – Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Secretary - Tourism, Government of Kerala, Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation, District Collector, Kozikhode, and Managing Director, Matsyafed.

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.