Abhijit Pawar

Abhijit Pawar (@abhijitpawarapg) is the Chairman of AP Globale (APG) and Managing Director of Sakal Media Group (@SakalMediaNews) as well as the Founder and Chairman of the Delivering Change Foundation (DCF). He shares the belief that companies should be driven with the purpose to make a difference for the larger good. Therefore, Abhijit created SIMACES. SIMACES stands for Skilling & Education, Impact Funding, Media, Advisory & Consulting, Community Transformation, Events and Special Projects/ SPVs. Abhijit believes in and follows the mantra – “Earn Return on Respect, Return on Investment- will automatically follow”. This is embedded in every business that he has founded with much thought, and a purpose to make a difference to the society, and the world at large. He believes that it is not about nation first, religion first, or a race first, but it is about living in harmony with nature, where one must live for the betterment of others. He has been an Executive Committee Member of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA). Abhijit is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), an international peer network of chief executives and business leaders. In 2016, he was bestowed by YPO, with the first Global Impact Legacy Honor Award for his transformational efforts in the field of women empowerment in India. Abhijit is a governing board member of The Democracy Culture Foundation, founding member of the Knowledge Pledge and a member of the Atlantic Council.