IIMB announces this year's Distinguished Alumni Awards
The DAA is presented to alumni in recognition of their achievements of exceptional merit and excellence in their chosen field of endeavour. Each awardee receives a citation and her/his name is engraved on the Wall of Fame in IIMB.
Ms. Shekhar, (PGP 1984), is an advisor and strategy consultant to several corporate entities in the areas of business strategy and digital transformation and serves as an independent director on the governing boards of many companies. Mr. Jain, (PGP 1991), founder and chief investment officer of 3P Investment Managers, has 31 years of investment management. He holds the distinction of being the only fund manager in India and one of the few globally, to have continuously managed a scheme for over 28 years (HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund), and the first fund manager in India to have managed 1 lakh crore of equity funds.
Mr. Cyriac, (PGP 1994) whose career spans over 30 years has been recognised for many firsts during his investing roles in India and the U.S.. He is now the executive chairman of the PE firm Florintree Advisors and co-founder at deep tech fund Yali Capital. Mr. Saraiwala (PGP 2015) is the founder and CEO of Atypical Advantage which has influenced corporate India's approach towards disability inclusion as a business imperative. The organisation received both the National Startup Award for Social Impact and the National Award for Best Placement Organisation presented by the President of India, in 2024.
IIMB will also host the orientation for the incoming cohort of its two-year fulltime MBA programmes, PGP and PGPBA, 2025-2027 batch, on June 9.
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