Anil Sainani

Mr Anil Sainani is a well-known expert working for evolving unique and customised Governance models for Family Businesses across South Asia. He is a pioneer in the arena of Governance models for inter and intra generation continuity in small and large family business houses since 2004.

Having worked with more than 250 Families across South Asia, Middle East & US, he has developed capabilities and organisation for advising on Professionalisation and Growth of Family Business, Family Constitution Creation, Coaching, Mentoring and Succession Planning, including creation of Trusts/Wills.

With close to two decades of experience of working with Business families like Godrej, GMR Group, Dalmia Bharat, DCM Shriram, SRF and others, he has distilled his experience to devise a mechanism which enables families to compress the time taken in developing a Family Business Constitution from 2-3 years to 4-6 months. Kellogg School of Management USA and ISB Hyderabad have also made a film on a family business intervention done by Anil.

Anil regularly conduct workshops on Family Businesses for organisations like Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Young Indians Kolkata, Young Presidents Organisation (YPO), Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) Delhi, FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) etc.

He has also authored a book “Triumph of Togetherness” which has been endorsed by, among others, Mr. Adi Godrej Chairman Godrej Group, Mr. G M Rao Group Chairman GMR Group, Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal Chairman Hero Group Corporate Services and Prof John L Ward, Clinical Professor, Kellogg School of Management. Anil has done his master’s from IIM Bangalore and a Master’s Degree in Arts.