Deepak Bagla is the Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI Aayog, Government of India. He brings with him a distinguished career spanning multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, Citibank, and the private equity sector, with leadership roles across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. His journey uniquely combines private sector expertise with public sector experience, offering a blend of strategic insight and operational excellence to the role.
In 2015 he was appointed the Managing Director and CEO to establish Invest India, as The National Investment Promotion Agency of the Government and during his eight year tenure (March 2023) the Agency has been acknowledged as the World’s most awarded IPA. Invest India is the point of reference for Investors and also assists several important initiatives of the Government including, Startup India, One District One Product, and the digitisation of the processes and approvals during the investor journey.
In March 2007, Deepak joined the UK based Private Equity firm, 3i plc, and raised India’s first Global Private Equity Fund dedicated to PPP projects in core infrastructure. With close to USD one billion in committed capital, the fund invested in roads, ports and power projects in India.
From 1989, until March 2007, he worked with Citibank in the Global Corporate and Investment Bank and held several responsibilities across, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia. He worked closely with the Corporates and Governments across these regions and was also associated with fund raising of entities.
He has been a member of several High Level Government Committees including Committee on Financing infrastructure, Core Group on Corporate Governance for Independent Directors, Committees on Fintech, Innovation, Tourism, Healthcare, and a special invitee to the Hon'ble Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council.
He has also been a member and special invitee on the official bilateral CEO Forums with, USA, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, France, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Spain, Thailand, Republic of Korea, Israel, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar and UAE.
Deepak was on the Investment Committee of the Government’s US$ 1.5 Billion ‘Fund of Funds’ for Startups and is on the Advisory Board of the Government’s US$ 7 billion ‘Fund of Funds’ for MSMEs.
He has a Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Economics from St Stephen’s College, Delhi University, and a dual Masters in International Diplomacy and International Trade and Finance, from the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC.
He was the elected President of the Geneva based, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA). WAIPA is the world’s single largest Investment platform with a membership of over 105 countries.
Deepak was given the Special Jury Award for The Ernst and Young, “Entrepreneur of the Year 2023” and has been conferred, “Grande Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia” (The Order of The Star of Italy) by the President of the Republic of Italy.
