Deepak Bagla is the Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), Government of India. AIM is the flagship initiative of the Government of India. It is the umbrella organization for all innovation activities and is the main guiding body to accelerate India’s Innovation and entrepreneurial capacity. Launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister in Feb 2016, AIM is acknowledged as the world’s largest grassroot innovation mission. Deepak brings with him a distinguished career spanning multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, Citibank, and Private Equity with leadership roles across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. His journey uniquely combines private sector expertise with public sector experience, offering a blend of strategic insight and operational excellence to the role. In 2015 he was appointed the Managing Director and CEO to establish Invest India, as The National Investment Promotion Agency of the Government. During his eight years tenure the Agency has been acknowledged as the World’s most awarded IPA. Invest India is the point of reference for Investors and also assisted several important initiatives of the Government including, Startup India, One District One Product, and the digitization of the processes and approvals during the investor journey.
