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Davinder Sandhu
Chairman & Co-Founder
India
EXPERTISE
  • Governance
  • Public Policy
  • Infrastructure Project Planning
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Operations & Maintenance
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania
Center for the Advanced Study of India, Pennsylvania, USA
Hitotsubashi University
Macro- Economic Policy, Macroeconomics, Tokyo, Japan
Punjab University
MBA, Chandigarh, India
ABOUT DAVINDER

Davinder Sandhu is a Co-founder and Chairman at Primus Partners. He brings in 35 years of experience across Government, World Bank and the private sector in leadership roles. A veteran in policy formulation, infrastructure development and advisory, he has held senior positions including being Sector Director (Transport & Disaster Management) at Prime Minister Office (Government of India), Country Representative at the Executive Board of the World Bank Group, and Head of Network Operations at the Indian Railways in the past.

He has assisted State and Central Government in PPP policy formulation and operationalization, designing and driving large transformational project, project management and monitoring, policy, laws, regulatory regimes, PPPs, and international collaboration.

He also holds strong experience of international bilateral and multi-lateral policy dialogue, as a delegate at UNGA, ASEAN, BRICS, IBSA, ASEM and SAARC, with exposure to the G-20, G-24, and Commonwealth. He brings strong international experience of having worked in more than 10 countries namely India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mongolia and Sri Lanka; countries in South Asian region and African region, and U.S.

HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS
Multiple awards and recognition from Government of India
Executive Vice Chairman, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID)
Strategic Advisor to Deutsche Bahn Engineering and Consulting (DBECIL)
PUBLISHED WORK
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05 August 2024
Industry’s Perspective on India’s AI Framework
Discover how the principles of ethical AI shape the future of AI in India and the operational requisites needed to accelerate an ethical AI ecosystem.
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10 July 2024
Unlocking AI's Potential for Tech-enabled MSME
MSMEs stand to gain significantly by leveraging AI to enhance their performance. But are India’s tech-enabled MSMEs ready to harness the potential of AI?