Sachin Johri

Bio

He has over 16 years of international experience with leading global financial institutions. He joined IDFC in May 2006 as the first member of the Indian Infrastructure Fund (IIF) team. He led the acquisition of the first three seed assets identified for IIF and also assisted in the structuring of IIF for the Indian market. Prior to joining IDFC, he served as a Senior Vice President at Macquarie's Singapore Office where he was responsible for regional corporate finance and infrastructure business. He directed Macquarie's initiatives in the infrastructure sector in India for origination and execution of transactions. Prior to Macquarie, he worked for Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein where he headed the project finance advisory and arranging business division. He worked with large number of multinational clients, helping them raise finance for large projects and also provided strategic and bid advice to both government and private investors. In 2000, he moved to the firm's Singapore office where he was responsible for regional project finance and financial restructuring business. He commenced his career in 1992 with ICICI Ltd., Mumbai where he worked on first set of project financings in India. He was also an advisor to State Governments in their program to select bidders to develop large Independent Power Plants. Masters in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.