G20 Sherpa / ex-CEO, NITI Aayog
A 1980-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, Amitabh Kant served as CEO of NITI Aayog (2016–2022), where he spearheaded national initiatives Startup India, Make in India, Incredible India, and the Aspirational Districts Program. Appointed India’s G20 Sherpa in July 2022, he guided the presidency’s inclusive engagements and delivered consensus on major developmental issues.
They can spend billions, but they will never be able to innovate smarter or democratise technology the way India can. Only India has the scale, talent, and willpower to use AI for social good to improve education, healthcare, and lives at large