ET 40 under Forty: Time to celebrate the changemakers

The stage is set to celebrate India Inc.’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals under the age of 40. The Economic Times 40 under Forty listings has, since its inception, been mirroring changes taking place in India Inc. Be it the rise of startup entrepreneurs, the growing importance of professional services, or the progress of women in corporate India’s leadership ranks — the awards have documented the focus on young leaders across sectors and celebrated their achievements.

The Economic Times 40 under Forty aims to acknowledge and encourage India’s sharpest minds who have believed in innovation and stood strong despite challenges.

The dynamic list of 40 represents achievers from different industries, selected after rigorous sourcing, nomination, referencing and shortlisting process, from an initial list of hundreds of young business leaders drawn up based on primary research, recommendations from companies and senior industry leaders.


The Top 40 have been shortlisted after an intensive three-stage evaluation by our eminent jury members who include Gaurav Dalmia, Chairman, Dalmia Group Holdings; Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG Enterprises; Janmejaya Sinha, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group India Practice; Meena Ganesh, Head, Portea Medical and Naveen Tewari, Founder & CEO, InMobi Group.

SBI’s Former Chairman, Rajnish Kumar; Marico India’s Saugata Gupta and Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director of HSBC Asia Pacific Board, Zia Mody are part of the prestigious jury.

Spencer Stuart, one of the world’s leading global executive search and leadership consulting firms, is the Study Partner for the 7th Edition of ET 40 under Forty. Presented by Mercedes-Benz A-class, a virtual award ceremony will be held to felicitate this year’s business leaders on July 2 hosted on Economictimes.com

Register here to be part of the grand celebration