27th CITIC CLSA India Forum

Alexander Redman joined CLSA as chief equity strategist in August 2021. His 25 years of sell-side industry experience includes 19 years at Credit Suisse London, where he headed the global emerging market strategy team since 2013. Prior to that, he had run the bank’s emerging EMEA strategy product since 2006. Alex was an author for the Credit Suisse Research Institute in-house think tank, with his publications being referenced by the World Economic Forum. Before Credit Suisse, Alex had held emerging market equity strategy and quantitative analyst research roles at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Robert Fleming in London, as well as Jardine Fleming Hong Kong from 1995 through 1998. Alex holds a bachelor’s degree of engineering in aeronautical and aerospace engineering from Loughborough University, and is a licenced general aviation pilot with over 200 hours of experience on single engine aircraft.

Rajesh Jejurikar has served as Mahindra's executive director and CEO of its auto and farm sector since 2020. After joining the firm in 2000, he held numerous positions, including president of the farm equipment division and managing director of Mahindra Renault, providing him with a deep understanding of diverse industries such as packaged goods, advertising, media, automotives and more. Jejurikar serves on the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research's governing council and has represented the Tractor Manufacturers Association (TMA) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is a prominent figure in the business world, with Autocar naming him Person of the Year in 2023 and AsiaOne Magazine honouring him as Global Indian of the Year 2020-21. He holds an MBA from the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research and has attended programmes at The Wharton School and Manchester Business School.

Rajesh Nambiar is president of Nasscom and chair of the Cognizant Foundation, as well as a member of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum's (USISPF's) global board. He holds a master's degree in statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata and is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.

Leif Eskesen joined CLSA as chief economist in 2024. Prior to CLSA, he covered global macroeconomic and emerging market strategy at Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC for 10 years. He was previously the chief economist for south and southeast Asia at HSBC Global Research and senior economist and Mission Chief at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Earlier in his career, Leif worked at the Danish central bank as Head of Section responsible for economics and rates strategy, Jyske Bank as an economist and Aarhus University as a research scholar. Leif holds a Master of Science in economics from Aarhus University, Denmark.

Sharad Sharma cofounded iSpirt Foundation, a nonprofit tech thinktank that conceptualised India Stack, Health Stack and other digital public goods; he is also cofounder of Teltier Technologies, a wireless infrastructure startup that is now part of Cisco. Sharma is a member of India's National Startup Advisory Council; SEBI's Financial and Regulatory Technology Committee; and chair of Thinktank20's taskforce on digital public infrastructure (DPI). A Delhi College of Engineering alumnus, his career highlights also include R&D leadership positions at Yahoo, Veritas, Symantec, Lucent and AT&T.

Abhay Soi is chairman and managing director at Max Healthcare Institute, a listed hospital chain in India comprising 23 hospitals, 5,150 beds and over 35,000 employees, where he is credited for transforming the company and expanding its network. Soi drives philanthropic initiatives, providing free treatment to economically disadvantaged patients and organising outpatient camps. He serves as president of Nathealth and has received awards such as Forbes India's Entrepreneur of the Year and EY Entrepreneur of the Year. Drawing on his background in financial restructuring services, Soi is a prominent advocate for private healthcare. He holds an MBA from St Stephen’s College at Delhi University.

Sunil Vachani, chairman at Dixon Technologies, brings over 30 years of expertise in the electronics manufacturing industry. Under him, the firm has emerged as a top electronics manufacturing services (EMS) firm and original design manufacturer (ODM), producing for global brands and exporting to over 15 countries. Vachani’s leadership earned Dixon the honour of “Best Indian EMS” for its design capabilities and cost-effective manufacturing processes. His individual accomplishments are also well-recognised, having won prestigious awards including “Electronics Man of the Year” and Dataquest’s “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Champion”. Vachani is actively involved in industry bodies and recently took on the role of president at Consumer Electronics & Appliances Manufacturers Association (CEAMA).