Amit S.

About Amit S.

An entrepreneur on a break — stepping back to gain perspective, recharge creativity, and prepare for the next leap.Amit is currently working at Almondz as Group Head – Strategic Growth. He is heading the verticals of Urban, Water and Waste Water, Sanitation and Sustainability and Special Projects.He also works with leadership teams across verticals to align on growth priorities, shape new initiatives, help build new capabilities, and unlock synergies that cut across businesses. He is also driving early conversations around future geographies and partnerships.Amit has more than 32 years of experience in various sectors covering infrastructure, environment, health, outsourcing and financial services. Amit has a One Year Certificate in Management from IIM Ahmedabad. His core skills include Strategy, Business Acquisition, Communications & PR, Government & Client Relations, Regulatory Policy, and Mobilisation. His USP is structuring and negotiating of projects & partnerships. Amit served as a Team Leader for Design, Interim Support, and implementation of Bihar Strengthening Urban Management for Inclusive Growth Programme, DFID. A 50 million GBP programme across urban towns in Bihar. Amit was also the team member under the USAID initiative PAHAL in the year 2019 to develop financial models in healthcare and raise capital for the partner healthcare organizations. Amit over the past three years has been working as a freelance consultant, mentor and associated with online eyewear and healthcare sectors and worked in developing new technologies in healthcare associated with prominent Healthcare providers and digital health comoany. Amit has led large teams and played top management level roles across sectors. He has successfully set up industry scale projects, with private sector finance and has led a team for an IPO. Amit has also played a mentoring role for several start-ups in technology. He has very vast experience in setting up new projects and managing the entire life cycle, including regulatory frameworks and government relations. He has also managed joint venture(s) with foreign companies and their foray into India. He has served as Team Leader/ Project Director of over 25 urban, private sector initiatives and planning projects countrywide, Asia and EMEA. Amit posesses proven leadership and team management skills. Amit has substantial experience of working in over 50 cities in India and across 6 countries.

Experience

1. Group Head - Strategic Growth

   Almondz

   Jun 2025 — Present · New Delhi, IN

   Amit has recently joined Almondz. As Group Head – Strategic Growth, he also works with leadership teams across verticals to align on growth priorities, shape new initiatives, help build new capabilities, and unlock synergies that cut across businesses. He is also driving early conversations around future geographies and partnerships.Amit has more than 32 years of experience in various sectors covering infrastructure, environment, health, outsourcing and financial services. Almondz’s business verticals include, financial services, infrastructure advisory, green fuel and environment.

Education

• Delhi University

  Bachelor's Degree, Scinece

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  Postgraduate Degree, Business Administration and Management, General