Mr. Harshvardhan Neotia, is the chairman of the Ambuja Neotia Group, a conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata. He has completed HBS’s Executive Education Programme—Owner President Management Program (OPM) from Harvard Business School. He is the founder of one of the first joint-sector companies in India, “Bengal Ambuja Housing Development Limited,” in partnership with the Government of West Bengal. He is a member of the board of governors’ of IIM Calcutta.

His company, Ambuja Neotia Group, has developed real estate projects in West Bengal, including Udayan~The Condoville, Ujjwala~The Condoville, Upohar~The Condoville, Ecospace Business Park, Ecostation, Taj City Centre Kolkata, Taj Chia Kutir, Raajkutir IHCL SeleQtions, Utalika Luxury, City Centre Malls in Salt Lake, New Town, Siliguri, Haldia, Raipur, and Patna, Raichak on Ganges, and AltAir Boutique Hotel.

He was conferred the Padma Shri in 1999 for his initiative in the field of social housing.
He has been awarded the Young Presidents’ Organisation YPO Legacy of Honour Award and works as the Honourary Consul of Israel in West Bengal.