Mr. Rajeev Vasudeva, Public Interest Director

Mr. Rajeev Vasudeva is Bachelors of Arts in Economics from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi in 1978, his Bachelor of Law from University of Delhi in 1981 and MBA from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1984. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1981 and is a Fellow Member of the ICAI.

He began his career as a management consultant with Price Waterhouse and Touche Ross in India and the U.S. respectively. He created a talent consulting firm that was subsequently acquired by Egon Zehnder in 1995 to enter the Indian market. He was the founder and Managing Partner of Egon Zehnder’s practice in India and continued to serve Indian and global clients from Delhi. Rajeev was appointed CEO of the global firm in 2014, (60+ offices, 41 countries and revenues in excess of $750mn) and moved to London in 2015 to carry out his CEO responsibilities more effectively.He served as a member of Egon Zehnder's Executive Committee and Board of Directors for over 10 years.

With deep relationships around the world and especially with the large promoter families and corporations in India, Mr. Rajeev has served clients ranging from the largest corporations to emerging growth companies, government and regulatory bodies. He has over two decades of global experience as a counsellor and trusted advisor to boards and CEO's of global organizations on leadership and governance issues.

A proven entrepreneur, he advanced Egon Zehnder's global leadership position by first growing its geographic footprint in India and subsequently in Middle East, Africa and the US and extending its range of service offerings from executive search to leadership advisory and digital transformation. Under his leadership, the firm delivered and achieved the highest ever revenues. He had earlier also founded and co-led the Firm's global Family Business Advisory Practice, addressing the unique challenges faced by family-controlled companies in matters of next generation transitions, family and business governance.

Since leaving Egon Zehnder in 2019, Mr. Rajeev acquired a significant stake in an ed tech company, Centum Learning Limited,  which he chaired and led its scale up and ultimate sale in 2023.

Board Experience

Mr. Rajeev is an experienced board member with organisations in India, North America and Europe. Currently, Rajeev serves on the public boards of  several companies:

• Pidilite Industries (BSE ; with a market cap $17 billion): Pidilite manufactures and sells consumer and specialty chemicals in India and internationally. Rajeev serves as the Chair of the Audit  Committee, Risk Committee and the Nominations and Remuneration Committee.
• Marico Ltd (BSE; with a market cap $12 billion): Marico is a leading Indian FMCG company in the area of personal products and foods. He serves as the Chair of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee.
• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE, TSX; with $100bn under management): BIP owns and operates global infrastructure assets around the world in Utilities, Midstream, Transport and Data.
• Sofina (Euronext; with a market cap $12b). Sofina is an investment holding company based in Brussels that is focused on investing in growth companies in US, Europe and India.