Amitabh Kant

Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant at the WTTC Global Summit 2017
Indian emissary to G20
In office
8 July 2022  16 June 2025
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
2nd CEO of NITI Aayog
In office
17 February 2016  30 June 2022
Preceded bySindhushree Khullar
Succeeded byParameswaran Iyer
Personal details
Born (1956-03-01) 1 March 1956
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
SpouseRanjeeta Kant
Alma materSt Stephen's College, Delhi
Delhi University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
OccupationCivil servant
WebsiteOfficial website

Amitabh Kant (born 1 March 1956) is a retired member of the 1980 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) batch, the All India civil service of the Government of India. He served as India's G20 Sherpa from 8 July 2022 till 16 June 2025. He is an Indian bureaucrat and the former chief executive officer of NITI Aayog, a public policy think tank of the Government of India.