Arun Maira (born 15 August 1943) is a management consultant and former member of

Planning Commission of India The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India, which formulated India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions. In his first Independence Day speech in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his intention to diss ...

. He is also a former Chairman of

Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) is an American global management consulting firm founded in 1963 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the Big Three (or MBB, the world’s three largest management consulting firms by rev ...

, India.

Early life

Arun Maira was born in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. in physics from St Stephen's College, Delhi University.

Career

Arun Maira was part of

Tata Administrative Services The Tata Group () is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1868, it is India's largest conglomerate, with products and services in over 150 countries, and operations in 100 countries across six continent ...

for 25 years and held various positions in

Tata Group The Tata Group () is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1868, it is India's largest conglomerate, with products and services in over 150 countries, and operations in 100 countries across six continent ...

until 1989. Maira was board member of

Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company, headquartered in Mumbai, India, which is part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, trucks, vans, coaches, buses. Formerly known as Tata En ...

from 1981 to 1989 and played an instrumental role in Tata Motors's entry into the LCV segment. He then worked at

Arthur D. Little Arthur D. Little is an international management consulting firm originally headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1886 and formally incorporated in 1909 by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who had discovered acetate. ...

for 10 years where he was Leader of Global Organisation Practice and managing director of Innovation Associates, a subsidiary of Arthur D. Little. Maira served as the chairman of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

from 2000 to April 2008. He was then appointed as a member of the

in 2009. His focus here was on the development of strategies related to industrialisation and urbanisation. Between 2000 and 2009, Arun Maira was on the boards of several companies which are listed below: Maira has also served as chairman of Axis Bank Foundation and

Save the Children The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic ...

, India. He was also a board member of the

India Brand Equity Foundation India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) is a Trust established by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. IBEF's primary objective is to promote and create international awareness of the Made in India la ...

, the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, and the

UN Global Compact The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact to encourage businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The UN Global Compact is a princ ...

, and WWF India.

Bibliography

Maira has authored several books on leadership and organisation, including * Remaking India - One Country, One Destiny * Discordant Democrats * Shaping the Future: Aspirational Leadership in India and Beyond * Transforming Capitalism - Business Leadership to Improve the World * Redesigning the Aeroplane While Flying: Reforming Institutions

References

External links

Profile on Planning Commission homepage

Arun Maira on JNNURM project

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