Sanjiv Bajaj
Chairman
Sanjiv Bajaj is the Chairman and Managing Director of Bajaj Finserv Limited, the holding company of the financial services businesses of the Bajaj Group, one of India’s oldest and largest conglomerates, with consolidated revenue of over ₹ 1,50,530 crore (USD 15.9 billion) and consolidated profit after tax of over ₹ 8,800 crore (USD 1 billion) for FY2025-26. The combined market cap of the three listed companies - Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Housing Finance is ₹ 8,20,716 crore (USD 86.5 billion), as on March 31, 2026.
Sanjiv is on the board of his group operating companies as the Chairman of Bajaj Finance Limited, Bajaj Housing Finance Limited, Bajaj General Insurance Limited, Bajaj Life Insurance Limited, Bajaj Finserv Asset Management Limited and Maharashtra Scooters Limited. He is also the Managing Director of Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited (since 2012) and serves as a non-executive director at Bajaj Auto Limited.
Sanjiv was the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), FY 2022-23.
He is a member of J.P. Morgan - Asia Pacific Council, a member of the International Advisory Council of Brookings Institute, USA, and a member of the International Advisory Board of the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN). Sanjiv is co-chair for India Skills Accelerators – a Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship initiative, in partnership with the World Economic Forum. He is also a member of the Board of the Indian School of Business (ISB).
Sanjiv also chairs India@100 Foundation, CII’s non-profit initiative that champions next generation reforms shaping India’s vision for inclusive economic growth, nurturing innovation, strengthening India’s cultural influence and ensuring sustainable progress.
Over the years, he has received several prestigious honours for his contribution to the financial services space, including:
Lifetime Achievement Award by Financial Express Best Banks 2026
AIMA-JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award for the Year 2023
The Lakshmipat Singhania IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award, 2023, received from the Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu
Economic Times Business Leader of the year 2018
Financial Express Best Banker of the year 2017
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year in 2017
Business World’s Most Valuable CEOs in India for 2015 and 2016
Sanjiv has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune, a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Warwick, UK, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School, USA. He lives in Pune, Maharashtra, with his wife, Shefali and their two children.
His directorship and full-time positions in body corporates are as follows:
Bajaj Finserv Limited
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited
Maharashtra Scooters Limited
Bajaj Finance Limited
Bajaj Auto Limited
Bajaj General Insurance Limited (Formerly Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited)
Bajaj Life Insurance Limited (Formerly Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited)
Bajaj Asset Management Limited (Formerly Bajaj Finserv Asset Management Limited)
Bajaj Auto Holdings Limited
Bachhraj and Company Private Limited
Bachhraj Factories Private Limited
Bajaj Sevashram Private Limited
Kamalnayan Investment and Trading Private Limited
Rupa Equities Private Limited
Sanraj Nayan Investments Private Limited
Jamnalal Sons Private Limited
Rahul Securities Private Limited
Mahakalp Arogya Pratisthan
Indian School of Business
Bhoopati Shikshan Pratisthan