India Economy & Business
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Adit Jain
Chairman
IMA India
Speaker | Moderator | Presenter | Advisor
Adit Jain is a leading commentator and speaker on Indian business and key economic and political developments. He regularly provides briefings to Boards of major international corporations in the US, Europe and Asia. He is a frequent speaker at emerging market seminars across the world.
He is the Chairman of IMA India, a business information company established in 1994. Previously Adit worked with the investment bank Lazard India, as Vice President & Head, Corporate Advisory Services where he was responsible for the Mergers and Acquisitions business.
Adit has advised numerous multinational corporations towards the development of their India strategy. He has successfully handled assignments in the areas of public policy, entry strategy planning, location audits, competitor analysis, scenario planning, joint ventures etc. Adit has deposed, as an expert witness, at commercial litigations in the United States and in Parliamentary proceedings in India and Australia.
Adit chairs IMA India’s CEO Forum which has over 550 corporations on a retainer relationship. He is also Chairman of IMA’s service for senior finance professionals - the CFO Forum - which has about 500 member firms. Adit has over the years authored over five hundred articles and papers in the domain of politics, international affairs, foreign policy, defence, the environment and business practices. He is a leading commentator on the economic role of governments. He is the Editor of IMA’s Quarterly India Update, CFO Connect, an IMA Group publication, and the firm’s principal economic commentator.
Adit is a non-executive Director on the Corporate Board of the Sanmar Group; Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited; PR Pundit Public Relations Ltd and BMR Associates. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Civil Society, an independent free-market think tank and the Adit Jain Foundation.
Previously, he worked in the United Kingdom with Wild Barnsley Engineering and Stag Holdings Plc;
Adit has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology, India and a master’s degree in business administration from the Henley Management College, UK. He is a Member of the Bombay Natural History Society; the National Geographic Society and a keen wildlife photographer.