Atul Bist is a seasoned business leader and strategist with over 11 years of experience in the technology industry. He is currently the Chief Business Developer, Evangelist, Strategist, Policy Advocator and Facilitator of the Indian government's 'Make in India' mandate. His role involves the development of the Indian business and policy landscape for all foreign direct investments and other strategic investments in the Electronics Manufacturing, Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Telecom sectors.

Atul started his career at Accenture’s Communications, Media and Technology practice, and then moved on to work with Hewlett-Packard for more than 8 years, gaining experience across various functions and businesses such as Corporate Strategy, Corporate Performance and Improvement, Supply Chain & Manufacturing, Strategic Sales and Partner Management, Enterprise Services, and Delivery, among others. He is a President of India Award recipient and was nominated as one of India’s top 20 students for “Youth for Leadership in Science”.

Currently, Atul is the Senior Assistant Vice President and Head of Technology, Media, Telecom & ESDM at Invest India. Previously he was the Assistant Vice President at Invest India and held leadership positions at DXC Technology and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Atul studied Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology and attended the Indian School Muscat and India International School Jaipur.