National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
Raghavendra Padala is an experienced professional specializing in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices, currently serving as Associate Vice President-ESG at the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) since September 2022. Prior to this role, Raghavendra worked as a Senior Consultant in Sustainability at dss+ and held various key positions at Phelan Energy Group, Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy, and Sembcorp Energy India Limited, focusing on HSE and ESG management. Raghavendra began a career as an Assistant Engineer-HSE at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. Raghavendra holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad and a Diploma in Industrial Safety Technology from the State Board of Technical Education and Training in Andhra Pradesh, complemented by training from Dale Carnegie.
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National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIF) is a collaborative investment platform for international and Indian investors, anchored by the Government of India. NIIF invests across asset classes such as infrastructure, private equity and other diversified sectors in India, with the objective to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its investors. NIIF thinks long-term, believes in generating returns through efficiently operating its investments across economic cycles, and is committed to sustainable investing principles. NIIF manages about USD 5 billion of equity capital commitments across its four funds - Master Fund, Private Markets Fund, Strategic Opportunities Fund and India-Japan Fund, each with its distinct investment strategy. NIIF Master Fund primarily invests in operating assets in core infrastructure sectors such as transportation and energy. NIIF Private Markets Fund invests in funds managed by best-in-class fund managers focused on some of the most dynamic sectors in India such as climate infrastructure, middle-income & affordable housing, digital consumer platforms and other allied sectors. NIIF Strategic Opportunities Fund is a Private Equity fund which aims to build scalable businesses across a range of opportunity long but capital short sectors. The India-Japan Fund (IJF) is NIIF’s first bilateral fund and invests in environment preservation in India. IJF also seeks to enable opportunities for collaboration between Indian and Japanese companies in India. We are a team of 70+ professionals spread across Mumbai and New Delhi.