Name: Utkarsh Palnitkar
Designation: ‎Partner, Head – Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare
Company: KPMG, India
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Education: AMP, Harvard Business School
Summary: With a career spanning 25 years, Utkarsh has extensive experience in infrastructure, government and the life sciences sector with respect to policy development and India entry strategy for some of the leading global life sciences entities, apart from funding, human resources development, and investment promotion. He is on the board of a number of life sciences related trade bodies and has chaired several committees on policy making in India. He has been associated with pioneering initiatives, such as the country’s first and largest biotech cluster – Genome Valley, the creation of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), and the country’s first biotech incubator. He has also advised a leading European biopharmaceutical company on its entry strategy and public private partnerships (PPP) in India.

Utkarsh has assisted multiple real estate clients in conducting feasibility studies and business plan development for setting up commercial projects. Additionally, his experience with state and central government/departments in India and overseas encompasses policy development, concept development, and detailed feasibility studies for setting up industrial parks. Further, he has led one of the country’s largest investment promotion initiatives – Vibrant Gujarat.