Dushyant Thakor
SVP, Invest India Senior Advisor, WAIPA
Investment Promotion Agencies (IPA) are one of the strongest executive bodies of a country dedicated to executing national growth strategies. Dushyant has been involved in establishment of Invest India as one of the most innovative and dynamic IPAs globally. He has been a key member of mission-mode initiatives & projects in India and has been instrumental in the setting up of Gold standard IPAs in Indian States.
Working in close coordination with leading multilaterals, Dushyant has been instrumental in transformation of the World Association of Investment Prootion Agencies (WAIPA), an association representing 100+ countries into one of the strongest voices in the space of sustainable investments. Dushyant currently serves as Senior Advisor at WAIPA. He has been involved in the launch of The World Investment for Development Alloance (WIDA) which has been established by 10 leading global multilaterals working in the investment for development space. During India’s Presidency of the G20, Dushyant has been involved in bringing together IPAs of G20 countries towards acting on an action oriented investment agenda. Dushyant has worked in all parts of the world, specially in developing regions.
Dushyant holds a masters degree in international business from The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and a masters in computer applications from the University of Delhi. He has a honors degree in Mathematics from University of Delhi.