Jayant Sinha

Jayant Sinha (born 21 April 1963; Hindi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəjən̪t̪ sɪn̪ɦaː]) is an Indian politician and a former Union Minister of State for Finance and Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation in the Government of India, and served as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and as a member of the Public Accounts Committee from 2019 to 2024. He served as the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Hazaribagh from 2014 to 2024. He is currently the President of Everstone Group and Eversource Capital, and a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and a Senior Advisor at the Indian Venture Capital Association. He has worked as an investment fund manager and management consultant.

In May 2014, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Hazaribagh Parliamentary constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2019 general election, Sinha was re-elected as Member of Parliament from the same constituency with a record majority.

During his time as a two-term Member of Parliament, Sinha represented over 3 million people in a region with a significant coal-mining economy and persistent development needs. During his tenure, he worked on various infrastructure improvements, including upgrading transportation systems, enhancing healthcare and educational facilities, and supporting initiatives like the Akshaya Patra food program.

Before entering public office, Sinha worked as a management consultant and investment professional. He spent twelve years at McKinsey & Company as a Partner in the Boston and Delhi offices, where he co-led the global Software and IT Services practice. He later served as a Managing Director at Courage Capital Management. Until 2013, he was a Partner at Omidyar Network and the Managing Director of Omidyar Network India Advisors, where he led overall investment strategy and operations in India.