Aditya Somani

Mr Somani is an entrepreneur and industrialist. Over the last 30 years he has successfully built businesses in real estate, building materials, distribution, internet, travel and textiles. He is Chairman of the Somani Family Office and a Director/Advisor on various Boards.  He invests in and engages with mid-sized industrial and manufacturing companies to scale up.As Promoter and Executive Chairman of Everest Industries Ltd (a publicly listed construction material and pre engineered buildings company) 2005-2019 the company became India’s fastest growing building products company.As Co-Founder of CompareIndia.com 2000-2006 he created India’s first comparison portal for appliances, electronics and automotives, and sold it to CNBC Web18.He is an MBA from University of Pittsburgh, USA, a post-graduate diploma holder in business management from SPJain Institute and a Masters of Commerce from University of Bombay’s Sydenham College. He is fascinated by various programs on Lean Manufacturing, Fast Construction and Singularity University, concepts that he has attempted to distil in his organisations.Mr Somani is deeply involved in several social causes close to his heart. Currently, in education (Vice President of Mahesh Shikshan Sansthan Jodhpur, Member of the Global Advisory Board of the Chancellor of University of Pittsburgh and Advisory Board of Museum of Solutions, Mumbai), philanthropy (Director at Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy India), culture (Founder of Inner Courtyard Mumbai and Trustee of Pt Jasraj School of Music), urban conservation (at Rotary Club of Bombay and as Chairman of Indian Heritage Society Mumbai) and urban governance (Advisory Board of Praja).