Rajiv Dhar serves as the Chief Investment Officer, CEO and Managing Director, and Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) since September 2017. Previously, Rajiv held the role of Executive Director of Finance at the Omar Zawawi Group (OMZEST) from December 2008 to August 2017, overseeing finance and strategy for a major conglomerate in Oman. Experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer at Tata Communications from 2005 to 2008, where leadership focused on business planning and enterprise risk management, and roles within Tata Group from 1993 to 2005. Rajiv holds a Chartered Accountant designation from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and graduated from prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School and The Wharton School, along with completing a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Delhi University.
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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.