Janmejaya Sinha

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Janmejaya Kumar Sinha
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Janmejaya Kumar Sinha
Born (1959-09-12) 12 September 1959 (age 66)
India
Citizenship Indian
Alma mater Delhi University (B.A., M.A. History)
University of Cambridge (B.A., M.A. Economics)
Princeton University (PhD)
Occupations Management consultant, economist, author
Employer Boston Consulting Group
Title Chairman of Boston Consulting Group India

Janmejaya Kumar Sinha (born September 12, 1959) is an Indian economist and author who is the present chairman of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India. He was previously chairman of BCG Asia Pacific between 2009 and 2018. In 2010, he was considered among the 25 most influential consultants in the world. He is a member of several government committees.

Career

Janmejaya Sinha has a B.A. and an M.A. in history from St. Stephen's College Delhi University. [1] In 1984, he won the INLAKS scholarship to pursue a B.A. and an M.A. in economics from Clare College, Cambridge University. He also has a Ph.D. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. [2]

Prior to joining Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 1998, Sinha worked with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Calcutta, Mumbai and Patna. He also briefly worked for the World Bank. [3] He was managing director of BCG's India Practice between 2003 and 2009, [4] and then chairman of BCG Asia Pacific from 2009 to 2018. A member of the firm's executive committee from 2006 to 2018, Sinha is the current chairman of BCG India. [3] In 2010, Consulting Magazine considered him to be among the 25 most influential consultants in the world. [5]

Sinha is currently co-chairman of a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) economic affairs committee. [6] He has been a member of several committees set up by the Government of India, such as a NITI Aayog committee to promote the use of digital payment systems, [7] and he is the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India's Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee (AIPAC). [8] He was previously a member of the Planning Commission's Panel of Experts on Reforms in Central Public Sector Enterprises. [9] Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2025 Independence Day speech, Sinha was appointed to a high-level reform committee chaired by Rajiv Gauba. [10]

Sinha has also been on committees for RBI, such as the Advisory Panel on Institutions and Market Structure, [11] the Indian Banks Association, and the Confederation of Indian Industry. [12] He is a regular speaker at the World Economic Forum [13] [14] and also at industry summits of Confederation of Indian Industry, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and Nasscom. [15] He is a contributor to the press and has written for the Indian Express, [16] The Economic Times, [17] [18] The Financial Express, [19] Business Standard, [20] and Mint. [21]

Sinha is on the board of trustees of the Council On Energy, Environment and Water, [22] the Infravision Foundation, [3] and the Ananta Centre. [23] He previously served on the board of Murugappa Group. [24] He is co-author of several books including Your Strategy Needs A Strategy (2015) [25] and Untangling Conflict: An Introspective Guide for Families in Business (2022). [26]

References

  1. ↑ Boston Consulting Group. "Executive Committee". The Boston Consulting Group. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. ↑ INLAKs Foundation. "INLAKs alumni". INLAKs Foundation. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "People – The Infravision Foundation" . Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Mahanta, Vinod (2009-08-18). "BCG's India MD to head Asia operations". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Consulting Magazine. "Top 25 Consultants". Consulting Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  6. ↑ CII Press Release (27 Jun 2011). "CII-Brookings Institution Co-host Conference on US-India Economic Partnership". CII Press Release. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Committee of Chief Ministers to examine and implement measures to implement digital payment systems". 30 November 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Staney, Nesil (17 October 2025). "Sebi reconstitutes AIPAC; Focus on accreditation". Financial Express . Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  9. ↑ Planning Commission Government of India. "Panel of Experts on Reforms in Central Public Sector Enterprises" (PDF). Planning Commission Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Takkar, Jatin (22 August 2025). "Centre sets up Rajiv Gauba-led panels to drive next-gen reforms, Viksit Bharat goals". The Economic Times . Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Government of India, Reserve Bank of India. "INDIA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR AN ASSESSMENT" (PDF). RBI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Dr Janmejaya Sinha named Chairman Asia region for The Boston Consulting Group". The Business Standard. 17 Aug 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  13. ↑ World Economic Forum. "Janmejaya SInha". WEF. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  14. ↑ NDTV (24 Jan 2013). "Global economy: What lies ahead". NDTV. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  15. ↑ Janmejaya Sinha. "BIO" (PDF). Nasscom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  16. ↑ "Columnist Profile—Janmejaya K Sinha". Indian Express. 19 August 2015.
  17. ↑ Articles by Janmejaya Sinha. "Janmejaya K . Sinha: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Janmejaya K . Sinha". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  18. ↑ Sinha, Janmejaya (3 Oct 2012). "As developing China & India become growth leaders, the world will become a better place". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  19. ↑ Sinha, Janmejaya (12 Oct 2007). "Managing external stakeholders". The Financial Express. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  20. ↑ Sinha, Janmejaya. "'Greed capital' is good!". The Business Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  21. ↑ Sinha, Janmejaya. "Scale vs Scope | Size does not guarantee success". Mint. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  22. ↑ "Our Story". Council On Energy, Environment and Water . Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "Trustees - ANANTA CENTRE" . Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  24. ↑ Vyas, Maulik. "Cyril Shroff ropes in business luminaries like Narayana Murthy, Deepak Parekh, Uday Kotak and others for advisory board of his law firm". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  25. ↑ Reeves, Martin; Haanaes, Knut; Sinha, Janmejaya Kumar (2015). Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: How to Choose and Execute the Right Approach. Harvard Business Press. ISBN   978-1625275868.
  26. ↑ Sinha, Janmejaya Kumar; Liao, Carol; Kimura, Ryoji; Montgomery, Brittany (2022). Untangling Conflict: An Introspective Guide for Families in Business. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN   9789354924309.
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