Sh. Palash Srivastava

Sh. Palash Srivastava is a distinguished leader in infrastructure financing, with nearly three decades of expertise in public-private partnerships (PPPs), structured finance, and capacity building. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in project appraisal, long-term financing, and structuring investments for large-scale infrastructure projects spanning roads, ports, airports, railways, urban transport, water supply, and solid waste management. His expertise extends across emerging sectors such as aerospace, space, agriculture warehousing, industrial parks, special economic zones (SEZs), IT infrastructure, real estate, healthcare, and tourism. At IIFCL, he is instrumental in driving long-term project financing, facilitating private sector participation through structured lending, and ensuring the successful execution of critical infrastructure projects.

He has played a crucial role in shaping national infrastructure policies, contributing to the National PPP Capacity Building Programme, the Working Group for Financing Urbanization-The 12th Plan, the Rakesh Mohan Committee for Transportation, and the Kelkar Committee on Revisiting and Revitalizing the PPP Model of Infrastructure Development.

He played a key role in formulating an Environmental Rating Standard for infrastructure projects to facilitate Green Financing which was launched at COP 21. He has also pioneered Structured financial solutions and managed syndication for large-scale infrastructure developments.

Prior to joining IIFCL, he held key leadership positions at organizations including IIFCL Projects Ltd (IPL), IDFC Group, CRISIL, Feedback Ventures, IL&FS, and Aditya Birla Group. Beyond his corporate roles, he has also served on the boards of multiple infrastructure development companies.