Amitabh Kant Joins Fairfax as Senior Advisor for India

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Amitabh Kant Appointed Senior Advisor at Fairfax to Boost India-Focused Investment Strategy

Prime Highlights

Ex-NITI Aayog CEO and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has been named Senior Advisor to Fairfax Financial Holdings.
The move aligns with Fairfax’s strategy to step up investment in India’s development and infrastructure space.

Key Facts

Fairfax recruited Kant for the latter’s experience in policy transformation, digital infrastructure, and public-private partnerships.
The hiring gives Fairfax’s medium-term India “Viksit Bharat” agenda plan some teeth.

Key Background

Toronto-based global financial services firm Fairfax Financial Holdings, with substantial interests in India, has appointed Amitabh Kant as its Senior Advisor. Having dedicated over four decades of unrelenting service to Indian economic growth and the government, Kant’s experience will guide Fairfax’s investments in some of India’s most strategic sectors like infrastructure, mobility, insurance, and digital innovation.

Amitabh Kant is best recognized as the CEO of NITI Aayog, where he was leading path-breaking national initiatives like Make in India, Startup India, Digital India, and the Aspirational Districts Programme. As India’s G20 Sherpa during July 2022-June 2025, his job was to lead world policy convergence during India’s presidency. He has envisioned innovation, inclusivity, and implementation at scale in all aspects of his professional life.

Fairfax Chairman Prem Watsa underscored Kant’s moral principles of integrity, transparency, and strategic thought as the most appropriate for Fairfax’s long-term investment strategy. The majority-held group in Indian airport, logistics, and financial services firms views the tie-up as a means of expanding responsibly in an emerging market.

Kant’s vision of India’s development requirements—urbanization, sustainability, and digital public infrastructure—is a welcome aspect. His guidance role will assist Fairfax in navigating the direction of the Indian government’s “Viksit Bharat” vision to rebuild India as a developed nation by 2047.

Kant stepped down as India’s G20 Sherpa on June 16, 2025, and thus ended his successful career in public service. His appointment at Fairfax reflects the commitment of the global investment community to long-term national growth.