Meet the IAS officer who left prestigious job after 14 years, then led many leading companies as CEO

While there are numerous success tales of IAS officers as properly as high CEOs, there are few which are a singular mixture of each. One of those is the profession of Rohit Modi, a former bureaucrat who went on to change into a well-respected company chief after altering path halfway by means of his profession. 

From engaged on main tasks with the likes of World Bank and Asian Development Bank throughout his years as an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, Modi then went on to helm big tasks and lead companies like Suzlon Energy, Essel Infra Projects, Gammon India and L&T IDPL. 

Hailing from (*14*), Rohit Modi did his education from Jaipur’s St Xavier earlier than pursuing his additional research in economics from the University of Delhi. An alumnus of the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and Delhi School of Economics, Modi joined the civil providers as an IAS officer in 1985.  

As an IAS officer below the Central Government and the Manipur Government for 14 years, Modi labored in varied positions heading tasks throughout Urban Development, Textiles, Industry and Finance, Coal, Infrastructure and Fertilisers. Rohit Modi has served as Nodal Officer for IMF and IFC when he was with the Ministry of Finance. 

Then in 1999, he resigned to start a profession as a enterprise chief in the personal sector. The IAS officer-turned-CEO held positions like CEO and MD at leading companies together with Suzlon Energy, Gammon India, L&T IDPL, Essel Infra Projects and Smart Utilities, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC), Mahindra Industrial Park and Road Infrastructure Development Company of (*14*) (RIDCOR) in a two decade profession.