Avijit joined The Tata Group in 1996 as a TAS Officer in Tata Administrative Services and has worked on various assignments in the areas of automotive and financial services.

Currently Avijit is the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Tata Capital. As CHRO, Avijit oversees all aspects of People Management, Infrastructure & Administration, Safety and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Avijit was the founding CEO of Tata Cleantech Capital Limited (TCCL), a joint venture between Tata Capital Limited and The International Finance Corporation, Washington from 2012-2015. TCCL is a specialized lender for Renewable Energy Projects, Water Management Projects and Energy Efficiency Projects. Prior to TCCL, he was the founding CEO of Tata Securities Limited (TSL) from 2007 to 2012. The primary businesses of TSL are Equity Broking, Investment Banking and Distribution. Both TCCL and TSL are subsidiaries of Tata Capital Ltd. of which Avijit was one of the founding members.

Prior to Tata Capital, Avijit worked with Tata Motors Ltd, the leading automobile manufacturer of India, from 2003 to 2007 in the Passenger Car Business and Corporate Finance. From 2003-2005, he was Head – Systems & Process and Business Excellence for the Passenger Car Business (PCBU) and Engineering Research Center (ERC) and was a member of the office of the Executive Director – PCBU & ERC. Thereafter Avijit moved to the office of Executive Director – Finance & Corporate Affairs as DGM – Corporate Affairs looking after Mergers and Acquisitions and Subsidiary Relationships.

As a TAS Officer, Avijit was involved in various assignments like the Launch of the Tata Indica, setting up of an online equity trading portal and retail broking business for Tata TD Waterhouse Securities and setting up of Concorde Motors, a captive car dealership chain.

Avijit is a B.Tech from IIT – Kanpur and MBA from IIM – Bangalore. He is a Fulbright Scholar, having undergone the Fulbright Program at the Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Avijit was recognized as a Young Leader by the British High Commission in 2013.