Abhijit Yadav

Before joining the corporate sector, Mr. Yadav spent 13 years as an officer in the Indian Navy, most recently serving as deputy director of Signal Intelligence. In this role, he led classified intelligence operations and covert deployments in a tri-service organization. He served on frontline warships and was deputed for crucial antipiracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, wherein he was instrumental in averting hijack and hostage situations. He also served as a deputy director of Information and Electronic Warfare for the Western Naval Command, with responsibility for formulating and implementing strategic initiatives and the redesign of intelligence systems.

Mr. Yadav is an alumnus of India’s National Defense Academy and is proficient in English and native in Indian languages, Hindi and Marathi.

Employment History

Control Risks
Executive director
2016 – 2017

FTI Consulting
Senior director
2013 – 2016

Pinkerton Corporate Risk Management
Director
2012 – 2013

Indian Navy
Lieutenant commander
1999 – 2011