Sachin Shah

Sachin Shah is the CEO and Executive Director of Embassy Developments Ltd. He has 24 years of experience in real estate investments and development in India and overseas. He was the Chief Investment Officer of Embassy REIT, India’s first and largest commercial REIT, where he helped take the company public in 2019, raising over $1.2 billion. Before that, he founded and led Samsara Capital, managing funds for U.S. and U.K. investors in Indian real estate. He also worked with Starwood Capital Group in the U.S. from 2001 to 2006 under Barry Sternlicht, last serving as Vice President-Acquisitions. Earlier, he worked at the Blackstone Group and Salomon Smith Barney’s M&A Group in New York. Since joining the Company’s Board as Executive Director in February 2023, he has overseen day-to-day operations, led a major reorganisation that enhanced governance, reporting, and transparency. Mr. Shah holds a Bachelor of Science from Babson College (summa cum laude) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (Class of 2001).