Jitendra Virwani

Jitu Virwani is the Chairman of Embassy Group. Since its founding in 1993 and under his stewardship, Embassy has grown into one of India’s foremost integrated real estate platforms, with a portfolio of over 100 million square feet across commercial, residential, hospitality, services, retail, and education assets in India and international markets.

In 2017, he introduced WeWork to India, establishing one of the country’s leading flexible workspace platforms. Jitu then launched Embassy Office Parks REIT, India’s first publicly listed and Asia’s largest Real Estate Investment Trust, in 2019. He was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of WeWork India in 2024 and in 2025 oversaw the successful IPO of WeWork India Management Ltd. on the NSE and BSE. In the same year, he was appointed Chairman of Embassy Developments Ltd., one of India’s largest listed real estate developers. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

An ardent equestrian and advocate for the growth of the sport in India, Jitu has played a pivotal role in advancing the country’s presence on the global equestrian stage; he is equally passionate about education as a force for social transformation and believes in creating opportunities that uplift communities and generations to come.