Bhairavi Jani

Bhairavi is a fourth-generation entrepreneur, developmental enthusiast, and avid philanthropist. She is the Chairperson and Founder of IEF Entrepreneurship Foundation and Executive Director of SCA Group of Companies founded in 1896. SCA Group undertakes activities in the supply chain and logistics sector.

Bhairavi has been listed as one of the 30 most Powerful Women in India by the India Today publication. She has been profiled as Stree Shakti (Woman Power) person by CNBC Awaaz and featured as a Young Turk by CNBC TV 18. She has been listed as one of the 10 women exemplars by the Hindustan Times and Business Today Magazine has featured her as the Supply Chain Maven.

Bhairavi is World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader. She is a KBF Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network of the Aspen Institute and a Responsible Leader of the BMW World Responsible Leaders Forum. She is a Member of the Trilateral Commission and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the Business Honor Society, USA. She is Past National Chairman, CII’s Young Indians. She is a trustee of India@75 Foundation, Leap Foundation, and Ananta Centre and serves on the Global Advisory Committee of Earth Day Network, Advisory Board of Global Alliance of Mass Entrepreneurship, and Global Advisory Network of Apolitical Academy Global. Currently, she is also serving as the Co-Chair of CII’s India@75 Council for 2021-2022 and on the Trilateral Commission Task Force on Global Capitalism in Transition.

In the past decade, Bhairavi has started, acquired, scaled up many ventures, most of them focused on supply chain and logistics. She is a firm believer in entrepreneurial ecosystems that create livelihood opportunities and dedicates a significant amount of her time, expertise, and philanthropy to the cause. Bhairavi is a trained classical dancer and is passionate about the Arts. Co-creating sustainable livelihoods for communities in the higher Himalayas is a mission close to her heart.