The 1991 reforms unlocked the economy, giving rise to new industries and leadership roles.
We opened in the same window, and the first roles we filled were roles the country had never needed before.
India became a global base, driving growth across telecom, healthcare, education and professional management.
Almost every one of those transitions ran through a leadership team that did not exist the year before.
Cheap data and handsets accelerated internet growth and demand for operators.
The scarce role in this decade was not the founder. It was the person brought in to make it work at scale.
Manufacturing, electric vehicles and digital finance grew as Indian firms expanded into the Gulf.
For the first time the search was as often for people to bring in from abroad as for people to place at home.
The principles that have shaped our journey and continue to guide our work