World Economic Forum Selects 15 Indians As Young Global Leaders for 2014

GENEVA, March 11 (ABC Live):the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced here on Tuesday the list of 214 people from over 60 countries who were selected as the Young Global Leaders for 2014.

Among the chosen young individuals who were recognized for their leadership and service to society, half came from the private sector and half from the public sector, including academia, arts and culture, civil society, government, media and non-profit organizations, according to WEF.

With half as females, the young global leaders for 2014 included 17 individuals from East Asia, 46 from Europe, 17 from Latin America, 18 from the Middle East and North Africa, 48 from North America, 17 from South Asia and 19 from sub-Saharan Africa.
There were 14 young indian faces among the total 17 from South Asia, rest 3 are from Pakistan.

South Asia Young Global Leaders for 2014

1. Pallavi S. Aiyar Author and Journalist The Hindu and Free Lance India
2. Farhan Akhtar Film Director, Actor, Screenplay Writer, Singer, Producer and Choreographer Excel Entertainment Production House India
3. Sachin Bansal Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Flipkart.com India
4. Avani Davda Chief Executive Officer Tata Starbucks Limited India
5. Mohit Joshi Vice-President and Head, Financial Services and Insurance Unit, Europe Infosys Ltd India
6. Roshni Nadar Malhotra Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer HCL Corporation Ltd India
7. Vishwarupe Narain Country Head Texas Pacific Group India
8. Nandini Piramal Executive Director and Head of Human Resources Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL) India
9. Rishad Premji Chief Strategy Officer, IT Business Wipro Limited India
10. Anoop Ratnaker Rao Chief Operating Officer Naandi Foundation India
11. Chiki Sarkar Chief Executive Officer Penguin Random House India India
12. Parmesh Shahani Head, Innovation Laboratory Godrej Industries Ltd India
13. Anurag Thakur MP & National President BJYM (BJP’s Youth Wing) India
14. Ratheesan Yoganathan Co-Founder and Group Chairman Lebara Group India
15. Sabeen Mahmud Founder T2F Pakistan
16. Ali J. Siddiqui Chief Executive Officer Mahvash and Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation Pakistan
17. Mosharraf Zaidi Founder and Campaign Director Alif Ailaan – Time to End Pakistan’s Edu

All those who made the list were chosen from over 2,000 candidates after having been evaluated according to specific criteria including their proven track record and commitment to society.

Source: ABC Live