Shri. Anand Jain

Mr. Anand Jain is the Chairman of Navi Mumbai SEZ Private Limited, Mumbai SEZ Limited, Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited & Urban Infrastructure Venture Capital Limited (UIVCL). He is a highly successful entrepreneur with 25 years' of experience in various businesses, with a rare expertise in Real Estate, Finance and Capital Markets.

One of the dreams and passions of Mr. Jain is to provide world class infrastructure for the city of Mumbai which it truly deserves. Recognizing this, he has been appointed by the Government of Maharashtra as a Member of the "Empowered Committee for Transformation of Mumbai into a World Class City." He is also a member of the "Citizens Action Group" dedicated to bring Mumbai on the International map.

He is the Promoter of two large SEZs near Mumbai, with a vision to create a twin city to Mumbai and a globally competitive business environment. The world class infrastructure at the SEZs will serve as a robust economic hub to global and domestic markets.

Mr. Jain, ex-trustee of the Mumbai Port Trust and JNPT is also a Director in Rewas Port Limited, a Greenfield port development project near Mumbai. The port would serve as a primary gateway for the twin mega SEZs coming up in its vicinity.

He is also the Promoter and Chairman of Urban Infrastructure Venture Capital Limited (UIVCL). UIVCL is investment manager to Urban Infrastructure Opportunities Fund (UIOF), India's largest Real Estate Fund having raised over Rs. 2,434 crores from over 750 retail and institutional investors. UIVCL is also an Advisor to Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund (UIREF); which has raised about US $ 300 million from international investors for investing in the Indian Real Estate sector.

He has been closely associated with the Reliance Group (A Fortune 500 Company), headed by Shri Mukesh Ambani, as a strategic advisor to the company helping them execute their Capital Market and Real Estate transactions. Mr. Jain has played a key role in some of the largest capital market transactions of the group.

Mr. Anand Jain is an active member of the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) an International Organisation committed to the development of "Better Presidents through Education and Idea Exchange". He was also the Honorary Consul of Mongolia in Mumbai and is a member of Managing Council of Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotamdas Hospital and Research Centre.

Mr. Jain, a graduate from the University of Mumbai, has also done a course in Risk Management from London Business School. He resides in Mumbai and is married to Mrs. Sushma Jain a homemaker. The couple have a daughter Neha, who is married to Shri. Anurag Bagaria and a son Harsh who has completed Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, USA.