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Jayant Sinha
Jayant Sinha (born 21 April 1963; Hindi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəjən̪t̪ sɪn̪ɦaː]) is an Indian businessman and former politician who served as Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha for Hazaribagh from 2014 to 2024 and of Minister of State for Finance and Minister of State for Civil Aviation in the Government of India. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and a Senior Advisor at the Indian Venture Capital Association. Sinha formerly served as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance (India) and a member of the Public Accounts Committee for 2019–24. He has also been an investment fund manager and management consultant. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations.
In May 2014, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as MP, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from his hometown Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. In the 2019 general elections, Sinha was re-elected as Member of Parliament from the same constituency with a record majority.
During his time as a two-term Member of Parliament, Sinha represented nearly 3 million people in a region heavily reliant on coal mining and facing significant economic and developmental challenges. Throughout his tenure, he focused on various infrastructure improvements, including upgrading transportation systems, enhancing healthcare and educational facilities, and supporting initiatives like the Akshaya Patra food program. These efforts were aimed at addressing local challenges, fostering growth in the community, and contributing to the overall welfare of the region's residents.
Sinha's prior business experience includes twelve years with McKinsey & Company as a partner in the Boston and Delhi offices. At McKinsey, Sinha co-led the global Software and IT Services practice. He was most recently a partner at Omidyar Network. Sinha led ON's overall investment strategy and operations in India. He also spent several years as a managing director at Courage Capital, a global special situations hedge fund.
He was born in a Chitraguptvanshi Kayastha family in Giridih, Jharkhand, where his father, Yashwant Sinha, was stationed as an IAS officer.[citation needed] In his youth, Jayant lived in Bihar, Delhi and Germany. He was educated at St. Michael's High School, Patna and St. Columba's School, Delhi.[citation needed] In 1980, Jayant passed the JEE while in the 11th grade on his first attempt, and was admitted to Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He was awarded the IIT Delhi's Distinguished Alumni Award in October 2015. While at IIT, Sinha met his future wife Punita, and they were married in 1986. They have two sons.
After graduating from IIT Delhi in 1985, Sinha enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed a Master of Science in Energy Management & Policy in 1986. Later, Sinha also attended Harvard Business School, and obtained an MBA with Distinction in 1992.
Jayant Sinha has participated in Indian politics and policy-making since the 1990s. When his father became Finance Minister under Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998-2002), Sinha provided policy inputs on several new initiatives such as the mortgage interest tax deduction and the Saral form to file income tax returns with ease and improve tax compliance.
Sinha has been active in Hazaribagh, assisting his father's election campaigns since 1998. He has also worked on a variety of projects in Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts such as fostering self-help groups, distributing solar lanterns, improving drinking water quality, and getting village roads built.[citation needed]
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Jayant Sinha
Jayant Sinha (born 21 April 1963; Hindi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəjən̪t̪ sɪn̪ɦaː]) is an Indian businessman and former politician who served as Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha for Hazaribagh from 2014 to 2024 and of Minister of State for Finance and Minister of State for Civil Aviation in the Government of India. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and a Senior Advisor at the Indian Venture Capital Association. Sinha formerly served as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance (India) and a member of the Public Accounts Committee for 2019–24. He has also been an investment fund manager and management consultant. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations.
In May 2014, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as MP, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from his hometown Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. In the 2019 general elections, Sinha was re-elected as Member of Parliament from the same constituency with a record majority.
During his time as a two-term Member of Parliament, Sinha represented nearly 3 million people in a region heavily reliant on coal mining and facing significant economic and developmental challenges. Throughout his tenure, he focused on various infrastructure improvements, including upgrading transportation systems, enhancing healthcare and educational facilities, and supporting initiatives like the Akshaya Patra food program. These efforts were aimed at addressing local challenges, fostering growth in the community, and contributing to the overall welfare of the region's residents.
Sinha's prior business experience includes twelve years with McKinsey & Company as a partner in the Boston and Delhi offices. At McKinsey, Sinha co-led the global Software and IT Services practice. He was most recently a partner at Omidyar Network. Sinha led ON's overall investment strategy and operations in India. He also spent several years as a managing director at Courage Capital, a global special situations hedge fund.
He was born in a Chitraguptvanshi Kayastha family in Giridih, Jharkhand, where his father, Yashwant Sinha, was stationed as an IAS officer.[citation needed] In his youth, Jayant lived in Bihar, Delhi and Germany. He was educated at St. Michael's High School, Patna and St. Columba's School, Delhi.[citation needed] In 1980, Jayant passed the JEE while in the 11th grade on his first attempt, and was admitted to Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He was awarded the IIT Delhi's Distinguished Alumni Award in October 2015. While at IIT, Sinha met his future wife Punita, and they were married in 1986. They have two sons.
After graduating from IIT Delhi in 1985, Sinha enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed a Master of Science in Energy Management & Policy in 1986. Later, Sinha also attended Harvard Business School, and obtained an MBA with Distinction in 1992.
Jayant Sinha has participated in Indian politics and policy-making since the 1990s. When his father became Finance Minister under Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998-2002), Sinha provided policy inputs on several new initiatives such as the mortgage interest tax deduction and the Saral form to file income tax returns with ease and improve tax compliance.
Sinha has been active in Hazaribagh, assisting his father's election campaigns since 1998. He has also worked on a variety of projects in Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts such as fostering self-help groups, distributing solar lanterns, improving drinking water quality, and getting village roads built.[citation needed]