Ashwajit Singh

Ashwajit Singh (born 7 November 1961) is a first-generation Indian entrepreneur and development practitioner. He is the Founder and Managing Director of IPE Global Group, a social sector consultancy firm in South Asia. Singh has over 30 years of experience in development space and corporate & financial advisory services.[1] He has worked across Africa, Asia & Europe and provided strong leadership and strategic direction to the IPE Global Group since its inception in 1998. He is also the Chairman of Triple Line Consulting (an IPE Global Group company), a UK based international development consulting firm.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Ashwajit Singh
Born (1961-11-07) 7 November 1961
New Delhi
NationalityIndian
OccupationManaging Director, IPE Global Group
Known forEntrepreneur, Chartered Accountant, Development practitioner
Spouse(s)Tanya Singh
ChildrenEshaan Singh and Piya Singh

Early life and education

Ashwajit was born in New Delhi to Beeba and Kawaljit Singh. His father has been a senior official in the Indian Revenue Service and maternal grandfather Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar was in the Indian Administrative Service also, a well-known Urdu poet. Ashwajit is married to Tanya Singh, a Chartered Accountant. They have two children Eshaan and Piya both educated at University of Warwick.

Ashwajit completed his schooling at Modern School, Barakhamba Road,[9] New Delhi and won the Rudra Prize for best all-rounder student in 1980. He later completed his graduation from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi and went on to do his Chartered Accountancy & Company Secretary where he was ranked 1st in India (1986).[10]

He qualified as a Certified Internal Auditor (Florida, USA). He was awarded the prestigious Inlaks scholarship to study post-graduation from the London School of Economics & Political Science, UK before returning to India to become an entrepreneur in 1988.[11]

In the later years, he completed a course on Block Chain Strategy from University of Oxford as well as did a two-year executive OPM Program at Harvard Business School.[12]

Career

In 1989, Singh started his journey as a first-generation entrepreneur by promoting an Investment Banking and Financial services company in India. He later, dis-invested the company in 2001 after forming IPE Global Ltd; an international development consulting group. [13][14]

Singh has steered the IPE Global company to take up many innovative and high social impact assignments with twin objectives of economic growth and social equity.[15] From a humble beginning, today,the Group has over 1000 staff members.[16] It draws together a team of economists, chartered accountants, sociologists, public sector experts, educationists, urban planners, architects, environmentalists, scientists, project managers and program managers who work across various projects in the company.[17][18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Philanthropy

Singh is involved in the Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) a not-for-profit development organization which reconnects urban societies that take informed decisions to ensure sustainable urban development.[23] He is also involved in Ashtan Foundation, a platform that supports girl child education through scholarships.[24]

Board Memberships
  • Chairman, Triple Line Consulting Ltd.[25]
  • Chairperson, London School of Economics Alumni Association, Delhi
  • Chairman, Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Memorial Trust
  • Advisory Board Member, Indian School of Business & Finance (ISBF)
  • Director, Ajooni Impact Investment Advisor Private Limited - A Social Impact fund
  • Former Chairman, Public Administration and Management- Technical Advisory Panel (PAMNET), Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
  • Founder Trustee, Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE)
  • President, Modern School Alumni Association (2014-2016)
  • Director, Delhi Gymkhana Club (2006-08)
  • Member, Central Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1994-97)

Awards and Honours
  • Conferred Distinguished Alumni Award, Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi by the (late) Honorable Finance Minister of India, Shri Arun Jaitley (2019)[26]
  • Featured at "Number One Spot" in Delhi City Rankings for the Owler Award. Shortlisted among Top 10 global leaders (from over 500) in the Consulting and Business Services Segment(2017)
  • Awarded CA Business Leader - CA Global Achiever Award by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2015)[27]
  • Conferred Global Punjabi Society Achievers Award by Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India (2015)[28]
  • Awarded Presidents Gold Medal for securing All India first position in Company Secretary Final Examination (1986)
  • Awarded Hora Medal, Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, for outstanding student in extra-curricular activities (1983)
  • Awarded Rudra Prize for best all-rounder student at Modern School (1980)

References
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  2. Bhawna, Gupta (22 August 2014). "IPE Global acquires UK-based development-consulting firm Triple Line". vccircle.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. "Young scholars hold purse strings". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. "IPE Global Looks to Reduce Bottlenecks in Policy Implementation". forbesindia.com. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. "Driving Growth With a Difference and People as the Fulcrum". entrepreneur.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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  7. "Up-skilling in the times of Covid-19". hindustantimes.com. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. "Union Budget 2020: Kisan Rail, Udan part of 16-point plan to boost agri, allied sectors". newindianexpress.com. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. "Distinguished alumni of Modern School get a 'walk of fame'". business-standard.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  10. "Past Council". icai.org. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  11. "LSE Alumni Association". alumni.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  12. "Avonmore Capital & Management Services Ltd". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  13. "Corona Outbreak Sends Its Shivers To Indian Economy". businessworld.in. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  14. "Janata curfew: 14-hour self-quarantine exercise turns into a complete lock down in various states". livemint.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  15. "Africa Has The Potential To Create An Entirely New Development Path: IPE MD Ashwajit Singh". businessworld.in. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  16. "Are Jobs, Salaries Safe During The Lockdown In India?". bwpeople.businessworld.in. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  17. "Webinar series for entrepreneurs amid pandemic". theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  18. "Coronavirus lockdown 4.0: Should RBI extend loan moratorium beyond May 31?". businesstoday.in. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  19. "Coronavirus lockdown 4.0: Should RBI extend loan moratorium beyond May 31?". businesstoday.in. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  20. "Jagan Reddy's 75% Job Quota for Local Youth May Hurt Andhra Pradesh in the Long Run". news18.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  21. "After 14 years! New norms of classification of MSMEs for Aatmanirbhar Bharat - All you need to know". zeebiz.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  22. "Experts Rajesh Chandy And Ashwajit Singh On The Importance Of Behaviour Change". ndtv.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  23. "Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence". cureindia.org. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  24. "Odisha direct transfer scholarship scheme reaches out to poorest SC ST girls". financialexpress.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  25. "Ashwajit Singh Chair". ipetripleline.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  26. "SRCC holds 93rd Annual Day, awards dignitaries in appreciation of their work". news.careers360.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  27. "ICAI-CMII Corporate Conclave & ICAI Awards 2015" (PDF). corporateforum.icai.org. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  28. "Mr. Ashwajit Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, IPE Global has been awarded the GPS Achievers Award by Dr. Manmohan Singh, former PM of India for best International Development Consulting". ipeglobal.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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