Jayanta Roy is the Managing Director of Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Limited (PGFI), the parent company of the Peerless Group, which has interests in finance, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, and securities. With over 23 years of experience in the industry, he leads the overall group across all the businesses with a turnover of around INR 600 crores. He holds an MBA from Cardiff University, a certification in Driving Profitable Growth from Harvard Business School, and other credentials from NSC, AMFI, Indian School of Business, and RBI.He was also the Managing Director of Peerless Financial Products Distribution Limited (PFPDL), a subsidiary of PGFI, where he has been instrumental in providing financial protection to over 630,000 policyholders with over INR 9400 crores of sum assured underwritten. He has a specialized knowledge of international business and has shaped new business models and service delivery for the Peerless Group. He has initiated and driven diversification plans, reforms, and growth strategies with entrepreneurial orientation and youthful energy. He is a former President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, where he gave new directions and insights for the future of the sector. He is a people's person who motivates and empowers his team with his charismatic personality and vision.