Dipesh Shah has over 20 years of professional experience in International Business, Project Development, Corporate Affairs, Corporate Law & Policy matters.

His most prominent achievement includes setting up and operationalizing India’s 1st Smart City and International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).

Before joining IFSCA in Dec 2020, in his last 12 years, tenure at GIFT City, City made substantial progress in getting recognition as India’s model Smart City, starting India’s first Multi Services SEZ and only approved International Financial Services Centre. He brought in the regulatory and business changes in the GIFT IFSC to bring in Banks, International Exchanges (Inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India) and Insurance & re-insurance companies for undertaking offshore transactions.

As Executive Director, he now heads the Development Division at IFSCA.