Jayant Sinha is a distinguished Indian investor, policymaker, and academic, celebrated for his high-level service as the Minister of State for Finance and Civil Aviation (2014–2019) and his instrumental role as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (2019–2024). A highly successful venture capitalist with three unicorns to his credit, he is a leading expert on climate finance, public finance, and digital transformation.
Sinha’s career is defined by his synthesis of finance, technology, and public policy. He holds degrees from IIT Delhi, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard Business School, and was a former Partner at McKinsey & Company and a Partner at Omidyar Network. In government, he was a key architect of major reforms, including India’s bankruptcy code, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), and the launch of transformative schemes like UDAN and DigiYatra. He also successfully helped privatize Air India and introduced India's first net zero bill in Parliament.
He is a highly active investor and advisor, having served as a Managing Director at the hedge fund Courage Capital and currently advising Global South climate investment funds. He is an active angel investor in green technologies and a recognized shaper of India's startup ecosystem. His current appointment as Visiting Professor in Practice at the LSE Global School of Sustainability and the Grantham Research Institute underscores his deep engagement with the challenges of climate finance and sustainable development.
As a speaker, Jayant Sinha draws on his extensive executive and policy experience to provide a strategic blueprint for leaders. His presentations, which are grounded in a blend of macroeconomic expertise and entrepreneurial dynamism, focus on navigating the complexities of climate finance, digital public infrastructure, and sustainable growth to build resilient operations and seize opportunities in a rapidly evolving global market.
