Dr. Adil Zainulbhai to deliver prestigious PU Colloquium 

Leading management consultant and Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission, Government of India, Dr. Adil Zainulbhai will deliver the prestigious Panjab University (PU) Colloquium on January 30, 2025 at University Auditorium in PU Campus. 

Dr. Adil Zainulbhai to deliver prestigious PU Colloquium 

Chandigarh, January 28, 2025: Leading management consultant and Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission, Government of India, Dr. Adil Zainulbhai will deliver the prestigious Panjab University (PU) Colloquium on January 30, 2025 at University Auditorium in PU Campus. 

Prof. Renu Vig, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University will preside over the Colloquium. Dr. Adil Zainulbhai will speak on the topic of “Digital Public Infrastructure and How It Changes India" in which he will outline strategies and tools being developed to digitise the infrastructure by developing enabling tools and technologies.

Dr. Adil Zainulbhai is overseeing the mission Karamyogi of Government of India, to help the civil servants have the training and tools to deliver performance efficiently and develop capacity building plans. He is also the chairperson BOG, IIT Ropar and on board membership of Network 18, TV 18 and Cipla. He has also served as Chairperson of Quality Control Council of India from 2014 to 2022. 
Zainulbhai retired as the Chairman of McKinsey & Co., India after a thirty-four-year career. Prior to returning to India in 2004, he led the Washington office of McKinsey & Co. and founded the Minneapolis office helping clients across sectors as diverse as telecommunications, consumer electronics, energy, banking, infrastructure, and healthcare.

Coordinator of the PU colloquium series Prof. Desh Deepak Singh informed that the lecture will be attended by scholars, faculty from PU and other CRIKC institutions and is also open to other interested audience. 
A native of Mumbai, Zainulbhai holds an engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. In his spare time, he enjoys sailing in Mumbai harbour.