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Personal Life
Nayan Parikh was born on the 13th August, 1959 in Ahmedabad, India. He is a Management Consultant specializing in areas of Finance, Strategic Management and Projects. He is the Founder and CEO of Nayan Parikh and Consultants, a private consultancy practice based in Ahmedabad, India. Nayan has been a member of Board of Governors of Bapu Gujarat Knowledge Village since its inception in 2010. He is also member of Board of Governors of Ganpat University since 2008, Academy of Human Resource Development since 2017 and Karnavati University since 2018. He has been on the Board of Directors of Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited since 2019 and Indore Smart City Development Limited (ISCDL) since 2020. He is the Co – Chairman of Lead Angels, Ahmedabad, a platform for investing in professionally researched Indian startups and mentored for maximum value creation.

Nayan Parikh writes regular columns on the topic of ‘Success’ in newspapers. Some of these articles have been compiled and made into three books; ‘Safalta Thi Sampoorntha,’ ‘Success Mantra‘ and  ‘The Power of Success.' He is an accomplished orator and speaks regularly in seminars, education institutes, industry conferences, TV debates, radio, webinars etc.

His TEDx speech on ‘Rich and Spiritual - Be Both’ is widely viewed and recognized.

Education
Nayan Parikh did his schooling at St. Xavier’s School in Ahmedabad, followed by his Bachelor of Commerce from Gujarat University where he was amongst the top 10 students. Next he pursued a Bachelor of Law from Gujarat University. Finally, he enrolled into Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, one of the most prestigious and recognized institutes in the world, for Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Marketing. He was part of PGP 1981.

Career
Beginning his career in 1981, he worked in government corporations, joint sector companies and private sector companies for 14 years. He worked on several projects focusing in the finance and marketing area. In 1995, he started his consultancy firm, Nayan Parikh and Consultants in Ahmedabad, to provide Strategic Management advisory.

In the last 25 years, his company has successfully advised Governments, privates sector companies, public sector companies, smart cities, and more, providing consultancy for projects of vast magnitudes. Apart from his work at his consultancy firm, he has been working with the Union and State Governments, industry associations and educational institutes.

From 1999 to 2003, he worked as Advisor to the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for the privatization of roads and water sectors. He worked successfully from concept to completion on the laying of 2000KM of state highways on public-private partnership.

From 2001 to 2003, he was made Advisor to the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for infrastructure development. He worked in this sector on a public-private partnership in the new state.

From 2005 to 2006, he was appointed Chairman of Textiles Committee of Government of India. The Textiles committee, having a staff of over 600 persons across 30 offices all over India, is a statutory body established by the Indian Parliament Act.

From 2010 to 2014, he was president of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Alumni Association.

From 2011 to 2013, he was appointed Honorary Advisor to the Governor of Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo for infrastructure development.

Since, he has chaired various committees of industries and trade bodies like the Confederation of Indian Industry, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry and more.