Janmejaya Sinha
Janmejaya Kumar Sinha | |
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| Born | September 12, 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | Management consultant, author |
| Known for | Chairman of Boston Consulting Group India, BCG fellow, member of Henderson Institute Innovation Sounding Board |
| Notable work | Your Strategy Needs A Strategy; Untangling Conflict: An Introspective Guide for Families in Business; Own the Future: 50 Ways to Win |
Janmejaya Kumar Sinha (born September 12, 1959) serves as the chairman of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India. He is also recognized as a BCG fellow and participates as a member of the Henderson Institute Innovation Sounding Board.
Career
Since joining BCG in 1998, Sinha has held several prominent roles, including Chairman for the Asia Pacific region from 2009 until 2018. His tenure on BCG’s executive committee spanned from 2006 to 2018, during which he directed the India Practice as Managing Director between 2003 and 2009. In 2010, Consulting Magazine listed him among the top 25 most impactful consultants worldwide. His published works include Untangling Conflict: An Introspective Guide for Families in Business and Your Strategy Needs A Strategy.
He leads the financial inclusion and digitisation committee under the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and is a member of its national council. Sinha has actively contributed to multiple government and industry panels, such as those organized by the Government of India, Reserve Bank of India, Indian Banks Association, and CII. He frequently delivers keynote addresses at forums including the World Economic Forum and important industry gatherings like CII, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Nasscom, and Indian Banks Association. His articles have been featured in prominent outlets such as Indian Express, The Economic Times, Financial Express (India), Business Standard, and Mint.
Prior to his career at BCG, Sinha gained experience with The Reserve Bank of India across Calcutta, Mumbai, and Patna. Additionally, he provides strategic counsel to organizations like Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Murugappa Group through their advisory boards.
Education
Sinha earned his doctorate from the Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In 1984, he was awarded the INLAKS scholarship to pursue both B.A. and M.A. degrees in economics at Clare College, Cambridge University. He also holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in history from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.
Awards, honors and publications
- Contributor to the NITI Aayog committee focused on advancing digital payment systems
- Advisory Panel member on Institutions and Market Structure for the RBI
- Expert panelist for the Planning Commission on reforms related to Central Public Sector Enterprises
- Recipient of the INLAKS scholarship for studies at Cambridge (1984)
- Awarded Princeton University’s Wilson fellowship (1994)
- Honored with the Diamond Jubilee fellowship by Indian Institute of Bankers for research on the gold market (1990)
- Author of Own the Future: 50 Ways to Win, published by The Boston Consulting Group
- Writer of Your Strategy Needs A Strategy, released by Harvard Business Review Press
- Author of Untangling Conflict: An Introspective Guide for Families in Business, published by Penguin Enterprise