Utsav Baijal

Mr. Baijal graduated summa cum laude from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi with a BA in economics. He also completed his MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where he was an Industry Scholar. He is an Aspen Institute Fellow and the recipient of the 2018 IIMA Young Alumni Achiever Award.

Mr. Baijal is the Head of India Private Equity and responsible for the firm’s private equity business in the country. He joined Apollo in 2008 and has worked actively on private equity, mezzanine and credit investments across the US and Asian markets.

In 2012, he helped Apollo establish a joint venture with ICICI Bank and helped raised one of the largest India-dedicated funds, AION Capital Partners. Prior to Apollo, Mr. Baijal was with the private equity team at Bain Capital in Boston, where he worked extensively in the consumer and retail sector. Mr. Baijal started his career with McKinsey & Company and was one of the founding members of the firm’s corporate finance practice in India. He is on the Board of several companies, including IGT solutions, Clix Capital and PlanetCast Media Services Limited.