Rajiv Memani

Rajiv Memani (born 28 January 1968) is the Chairman & Regional Managing Partner of EY India, (formerly known as Ernst & Young). He is also a member of EY's Global Executive Board and Chairman of EY's Global Emerging Markets Committee.

Early life and education
Rajiv completed his schooling from the Delhi Public School (DPS) R K Puram in 1985. He subsequently received his Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree from the Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University, in 1988 and completed his chartered accountancy (CA) in 1991.

Career
Rajiv joined an India member-firm of EY Global in mid-1980s and completed his articleship over the next 3 years. He worked in the tax and assurance practices of an EY member firm in India and also with Corporate Finance practice at EY Singapore. In the late 1990s, he established the Corporate Finance practice of EY in India. In 2004, Memani was appointed the CEO and Regional Managing Partner of EY in India. In 2013, Rajiv was appointed on the Global Executive Board of EY as the Chairman of the Global Emerging Markets Committee, in addition to his role as the Chairman & Regional Managing Partner, EY India. In his role as the Chairman of Global Emerging Markets committee, Rajiv's responsibilities include connecting emerging markets with developed markets as well as recommending investment plans for these markets.

Community Work
Rajiv has also been the driving force behind EY Foundation, which is active in the areas of education, entrepreneurship for rural women and environment. Since its establishment in 2004, the Foundation’s flagship Scholarship program has benefitted over 10,000 students from underprivileged backgrounds and are employed with leading organizations. Its initiatives toward women entrepreneurship are helping increase family income for half a million rural women in about 2,000 villages. As part of our environment commitment, several afforestation drives and rainwater harvesting have been undertaken in urban and rural areas.

Memberships and achievements
Rajiv is the President Designate of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India’s premier industry body for 2023-24. He contributes actively to the public discourse on tax and policy reforms and has been a member of several high-powered Government of India committees, including the Ministry of Finance taskforce that drafted a new Direct Tax Code in 2019. In the past, he has been a part of the Ministry of Finance Committee to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, and the Ministry of Railways Advisory Body to modify the accounting system for tracking expenditure to desired outcomes. He is also the past President of the India Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

In addition, Rajiv is the President of the Board of Himjyoti School, an institution dedicated to providing quality education to underprivileged girls in Uttarakhand. He is also a Board member of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sirmaur and a member of the governing council of KREA University.