Sanjay Sethi

Sanjay Sethi is a world-renowned impact investment leader and sustainable food expert. Over 3 decade long illustrious career, Mr Sethi set up winning integrated supply chains in Africa, Middle East, Europe, Eastern Europe, South Asia and in India. A leader of cross functional teams, he rolled out large supply chain, sustainable food production, irrigation, agri infrastructure projects. Sanjay Sethi is currently the Executive Director of Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA), a CEO-led body representing and building a strong foundation for India's plant-based food companies which produce high-quality plant-based alternatives to dairy and meat products. Previously he was on the Board of Sustainable Rice Platform, an initiative of UN Environment and International Rice Research Institute. He was also a Steering Committee Member of Global Agribusiness Alliance of World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva Mr Sethi undertook many infrastructure projects like setting up India’s first Mega Food Park and India’s first Free Trade Warehousing Zone. In his previous role as Director Sustainability at $3 Billion Phoenix Group Dubai, he accelerated the Agri commodities business in the direction to more sustainable practices by setting up new sustainable multi-country integrated projects. Mr. Sethi was CEO Food and Beverages for an African MNC (Export Trading Group - ETG) and headed Jain Irrigation’s Africa Operations previously. His career included stints at National Dairy Development Board and Unilever Awards: Mr Sanjay Sethi was awarded “The Africa Food Prize 2013”, “The Sustainable Initiatives Award 2017”, “Chief Sustainability Officer of the Year Award” in 2018 and 2019 and “Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 for Food Security”. Felicitated on behalf of the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) and Government of Nigeria for contributions to food security Education: B.Sc. Agri (CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar), MBA from Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) and Sustainability Leadership Course from Yale Business School in partnership with World Business Council for Sustainable Development