Team & Leadership

42 years of experience. 30 leaders, advisors and global associates.

A multi-disciplinary bench of Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, ex-bankers, engineers, scientists and international advisors — built around live IFSC and green-technology execution, not a single advisor's Rolodex.

Nimesh Shah
Nimesh Shah
Founder & CEO
GIFT IFSC Strategy & Overall Leadership

Senior Chartered Accountant (ICAI) & Company Secretary (ICSI) with 42 years of experience and USD 650M+ of projects delivered. Pioneer in GIFT City IFSC structuring since inception; champion of the Group's patented Hybrid Power, Hydrogen, Stone Paper and Waste-to-Wealth technology portfolio.

Sukhbir Singh Chauhan
Sukhbir Singh Chauhan
Advisor — Ex-Chairman & Member (Electrical), Railway Board
Government & Regulator Facilitation

Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India. IIT Roorkee gold medalist; 38-year Indian Railways career delivering 4,000 MW+ of energy projects and pioneering technology indigenisation.

Ram Gopal
Ram Gopal
Advisor — Ex-CEO, Barclays Bank India
Banking, Green Funding & Blended Finance

30+ years driving transformation and growth in financial services, retiring as CEO of Barclays Bank India. Deep expertise in green funding structuring and blended finance.

Yash Shah
Yash Shah
Director, Genexxt Group / Director, PrimusNet IFSC
IFSC Operations & Supply Chain Finance

MBA (NMIMS) and LLB, with 7+ years of project and start-up experience. Drives PrimusNet IFSC's operations, supply-chain finance structuring, project reporting and legal documentation.

Venu Velpuri
Venu Velpuri
Chief Financial Officer
Banking & Fund Administration

15+ years of international finance experience across MNCs in Singapore, Germany, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia, plus 10 years across Government of Andhra Pradesh financial entities.

Parthiv Parikh
Parthiv Parikh
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
IFSC Compliance & Valuation (IBBI Registered)

ACS (ICSI), LLB and BCom with 35+ years across India's premier listed companies. IBBI Registered; expert in secretarial compliance, corporate restructuring and SEBI/BSE/NSE regulatory liaison.

Ravi Kalmath
Ravi Kalmath
Director (Technical)
Technical Due Diligence & TEFR

20+ years of international experience across mining, green energy, energy storage and defence technology, leading large-scale technical and operational projects globally.

Sandeep Parwal
Sandeep Parwal
Advisor — Senior CA, Founder, SPA Group
Tax, FEMA & Family Office Advisory

35+ years across Indian public and private capital markets. Independent, client-first financial adviser to family offices, HNIs, UHNWIs and institutions.

Satya Narayan Baheti
Satya Narayan Baheti
Advisor — Ex-CGM, IDBI Bank / Ex-MD & CEO, IDBI Mutual Fund
Valuation & Insolvency (IBBI Registered)

CA, CS, CAIIB and registered Insolvency Professional with 46+ years in financial services, including leading one of India's largest insolvency resolutions.

CA Ashish Shah
CA Ashish Shah
Advisor — Partner, Distressed & Structured Finance
Valuation & Structured Finance

CA, CFA with 20+ years of experience in infrastructure, real estate, logistics and corporate lending, including senior roles at Bajaj Finance, IDFC and L&T.

Sabastian Anthony
Sabastian Anthony
Advisor — Investment Banker & Gold Trader, Singapore
Investment Banking & Bullion Markets

50+ years in global financial markets spanning Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank, and an active spot gold trader on CMC Markets, Singapore.

Shri Yogesh Prabhu
Shri Yogesh Prabhu
Advisor — Investment Banker
Banking, Credit & Treasury

MCom, CAIIB, CFA (4 Groups) with 30+ years in banking, credit and treasury, including a decade leading corporate credit at Syndicate Bank.

Ritesh Acharya
Ritesh Acharya
Advisor — Associate Partner, Incube Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
Debt Syndication & Family Office

Chartered Accountant with 17+ years in finance, investment advisory and strategic consulting, including family-office management and debt syndication.

Prabhavathi Prasanthi
Prabhavathi Prasanthi
Advisor — Financial Advisor, CA & CMA
Audit & Financial Governance

Dual-qualified finance professional with global audit exposure at PwC (Asset & Wealth Management, IFRS/US GAAP) and credit-analysis experience at ICICI Bank.

Minesh Vyas
Minesh Vyas
Advisor — Chartered Accountant, Project Management
DPR Preparation & Project Management

25 years of experience in project management, taxation, corporate law and government liaison, with sector depth in organic farming, real estate and green technologies.

Gustav Heinisch
Gustav Heinisch
Advisor — Chairman, Synergy Green Group (Germany)
Green Technology Partnerships (Europe)

Strategic technology partner leading a European investor consortium with access to renewable energy, waste management and hybrid power technologies.

Louis Villeneuve
Louis Villeneuve
Advisor — President & CEO, NOVE Energy Inc. (Canada)
Waste-to-Wealth Technology (Canada)

40+ years of executive experience deploying renewable-energy solutions, including patented Waste-to-Wealth technology through NOVE Energy Inc., Canada.

Phaneendra Kumar
Phaneendra Kumar
Advisor — Director, Voxtera Global Pte. Ltd.
Global Trade Structuring

23+ years of banking technology and commodity trading experience, including senior roles at Barclays Bank London and Bank of America.

D P Sharma
D P Sharma
Advisor — Strategic Advisor & Global Business Leader
Market Entry & DPR (Middle East/Africa)

30+ years of market-entry and go-to-market experience across the Middle East, Africa and emerging markets, partnering with boards, governments and Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Benitha Gowraki
Dr. Benitha Gowraki
Advisor — MD, Quindo Global Investment Group
Cross-Border Commodity Investment

30+ years of commodity trading and cross-border investment leadership across Southern Africa, the Middle East and global markets.

Giovanni Franchini
Giovanni Franchini
Advisor — International Development Consultant
International Development & Governance

25+ years as an international development professional leading multi-disciplinary teams in 15+ countries, with governance and large-scale project management expertise.

Shreyas Gandhi
Shreyas Gandhi
Advisor — Sr. Managing Director, Websaye India Ltd.
Digital Platforms & MSME Enablement

Founder of Websaye India Ltd., an integrated online business-promotion platform, bringing digital transformation and MSME enablement expertise.

Jeta Sharma
Jeta Sharma
Advisor — Founder & Director, Wonder Word Solutions
FinTech & AI/Blockchain Product Strategy

10+ years building and scaling digital platforms across fintech, HRTech and consumer internet, with product strategy and AI/blockchain capability.

Srinivas Gundugola
Srinivas Gundugola
Advisor — Chief Architect, Digital & AI Transformation
Digital & AI Transformation Architecture

31+ years in global IT leadership, including Head of Solution Architecture and Chief Architect for digital BSS transformation across major enterprise clients.

Viren Mehta
Viren Mehta
Advisor — CEO, BookMyParts.com
Global Business Development

24+ years of business-development leadership across Europe, the Gulf, China, South Asia and Singapore, with digital entrepreneurship expertise.

Capt. Pankaj Sood
Capt. Pankaj Sood
Advisor — Ex-Master Mariner; EMO & GM, MMS Company Ltd.
Maritime & Singapore Operations

Master Mariner with 23+ years of shore experience overseeing a fleet of 30 tankers across Singapore and Delhi.

Daniel Balkissoon
Daniel Balkissoon
Advisor — Commodities & Mining Consultant
Commodities & Mining Advisory

50+ years across automotive, transport and commodities in South Africa, the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa; specialises in Dore bars, chrome, coal, iron ore and copper cathode.

Ajay Yamdagni
Ajay Yamdagni
Advisor — Marine Technical & Management Professional
Marine Technical & TEFR

35+ years in marine and ship management, ISO 9001/14001-certified auditor and drydock specialist, with leadership roles across Singapore, Japan, India and France.

Pendyala Srinivas
Pendyala Srinivas
Advisor — Retd. Joint Secretary, IT & e-Governance, Govt. of Telangana
Government & Digital Governance

35+ years of public-service leadership driving landmark digital-governance programmes; recipient of the National e-Governance Award.

Dilip Joshi
Dilip Joshi
Advisor — Power Sector & Infrastructure Advisor
Power Sector & Infrastructure

B.E. (Mechanical), M.E. (Industrial Engineering), MBA (Finance) with 33+ years in power generation and distribution at Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd. (GETCO).