Ajit Mohan

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Ajit Mohan is an Indian technology executive who is currently serving as the Chief Business Officer {{Cite web |title=Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem |url=https://www.techinasia.com/news/snap-appoints-exmeta-india-head-cbo |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.techinasia.com |language=en-US}}of Snap Inc.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=Meta India chief Ajit Mohan quits, to join rival platform Snap |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/meta-india-chief-ajit-mohan-quits-to-join-rival-platform-snap-article-95282851 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Times Now}} Previously, he was the President for the Asia-Pacific operations where he is credited with rapidly growing the company's business and presence across the region{{Cite news |last=Bagai |first=Pratishtha |date=2025-02-05 |title=Snap promotes APAC head Ajit Mohan as CBO to grow ad business {{!}} Company Business News |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/snapchat-ajit-mohan-promotion-cbo-ad-business-december-quarter-revenue-11738752411078.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250401220613/https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/snapchat-ajit-mohan-promotion-cbo-ad-business-december-quarter-revenue-11738752411078.html |archive-date=2025-04-01 |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=mint |language=en}}. He was also vice president and managing director of Meta India (formerly Facebook India) and the chief executive officer of Star India's streaming media platform Hotstar. Mohan was a consultant for the firms Arthur D. Little and McKinsey & Company earlier in his career, and he was a member of the Internet and Mobile Association of India and the Museum of Art & Photography, among other organizations.

Early life and education

Mohan was born in Kochi, Kerala.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Sanjukta |title=Ajit Mohan: Streaming success |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/iTXbK0eIlm4tNKzZGk84tK/Ajit-Mohan-Streaming-success.html |access-date=10 May 2022 |newspaper=Mint |date=27 July 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/iTXbK0eIlm4tNKzZGk84tK/Ajit-Mohan-Streaming-success.html |url-status=live }} His father completed signals intelligence work for the Indian Air Force and fought in the Sino-Indian War. Mohan was raised in Eloor's Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited neighborhood. In 1993, at the age of 18, he received a scholarship and boarded his first flight to study in Singapore, where he earned a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in computer engineering from Nanyang Technological University.{{cite news |last1=Ameerudheen |first1=TA |title=Up close with Facebook's India head Ajit Mohan: 'Gender equality crucial in a sustainable internet economy' |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2019/09/30/facebook-india-head-ajit-mohan-interview.html |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=Malayala Manorama |date=30 September 2019 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2019/09/30/facebook-india-head-ajit-mohan-interview.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Bharari |first1=Sakshi |title=Ajit Mohan explains why India is such a significant market for Meta in 2022. |url=https://www.businessoutreach.in/ajit-mohan-explains-why-india-is-such-a-significant-market-for-meta-in-2022/ |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=Business Outreach |date=22 February 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705152644/https://www.businessoutreach.in/ajit-mohan-explains-why-india-is-such-a-significant-market-for-meta-in-2022/ |url-status=live }} Mohan also earned a master's degree in international relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University,{{cite news |last1=Sunny |first1=Ken |title=Who is Ajit Mohan? All you need to know about Facebook India's new chief |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-ajit-mohan-all-you-need-know-about-facebook-indias-new-chief-781445 |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=International Business Times |date=25 September 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-ajit-mohan-all-you-need-know-about-facebook-indias-new-chief-781445 |url-status=live }} and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.{{cite news |title=Who is Ajit Mohan, the new Facebook India head |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/who-is-ajit-mohan-the-new-vp-and-md-of-facebook-india-110168-2018-09-25 |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=Business Today|location=India |date=25 September 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/who-is-ajit-mohan-the-new-vp-and-md-of-facebook-india-110168-2018-09-25 |url-status=live }}

Career

Mohan's career began at the international management consulting firm Arthur D. Little in 1997. He became a consultant at McKinsey & Company in 2005. According to Mint, he was based in the United States and focused on "media projects that required him to work closely with film and TV studios, production companies, children's entertainment companies, women's apparel and footwear, and online gaming". He returned to India as a fellow at McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) in 2008, and worked with clients that included the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Planning Commission, and the International Center for Research on Women. He co-authored MGI's 2010 report "India's Urban Awakening: Building inclusive cities, sustaining economic growth", which addressed urbanization in India. Mohan also wrote The Wall Street Journal{{'s}} Weekend Panorama column for India Real Time regularly, as of 2011.

In April 2012, Mohan joined the Star Network, where he held various roles including senior vice president and executive vice president. He became the head of its digital business in 2013, from where he launched the live sports platform Starsports.com and Star India's streaming media platform Hotstar in 2015, and was later named chief executive officer (CEO) in April 2016.{{cite news |title=Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan Named New Facebook India Managing Director |url=https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/tech-news/hotstar-ceo-ajit-mohan-join-facebook-india-managing-director |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Quint |date=24 September 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/tech-news/hotstar-ceo-ajit-mohan-join-facebook-india-managing-director |url-status=live }} According to Fortune India, Mohan "played an important role in Star India's foray into video streaming when Star Sports started to live stream the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament in 2014".{{cite journal |journal=Fortune India |date=25 September 2018 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/ajit-mohan-to-head-facebook-in-india/102499 |access-date=9 May 2022 |title=Ajit Mohan to head Facebook in India |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705152643/https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/ajit-mohan-to-head-facebook-in-india/102499 |url-status=live }}

In September 2018,{{cite journal |last1=Thakur |first1=Arnika |title=WhatsApp appoints Ezetap's Abhijit Bose as India head |journal=Fortune India |date=21 November 2018 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/whatsapp-appoints-ezetaps-abhijit-bose-as-india-head/102699 |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181651/https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/whatsapp-appoints-ezetaps-abhijit-bose-as-india-head/102699 |url-status=live }} Mohan was named vice president and managing director of Facebook India, where he oversaw Facebook's Indian operations starting in January 2019.{{cite journal |last1=Datta |first1=Aveek |title=Why Facebook is 'feeling optimistic' with Ajit Mohan |journal=Fortune India |date=26 September 2018 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/why-facebook-is-feeling-optimistic-with-ajit-mohan/102507 |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930185945/https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/why-facebook-is-feeling-optimistic-with-ajit-mohan/102507 |url-status=live }} In 2020, Mohan appeared before the Parliament of India's Standing Committee on Information Technology, which was led by a member of the opposition Congress party, on behalf of Facebook India to discuss "safeguarding citizens' rights" and the "prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms".{{cite news |last1=Purnell |first1=Newley |last2=Roy |first2=Rajesh |title=Facebook, Under Pressure in India, Bans Politician for Hate Speech |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-under-pressure-in-india-bans-politician-for-hate-speech-11599105042 |access-date=27 June 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=3 September 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-under-pressure-in-india-bans-politician-for-hate-speech-11599105042 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Variyar |first1=Mugdha |title=Parliamentary Committee questions Facebook India MD Ajit Mohan on social media misuse |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/parliamentary-committee-questions-facebook-india-md-ajit-mohan-on-social-media-misuse-6808321.htm |access-date=9 May 2022 |publisher=CNBC TV18 |date=2 September 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/parliamentary-committee-questions-facebook-india-md-ajit-mohan-on-social-media-misuse-6808321.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Mehrotra |first1=Karishma |title=Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan appears before House panel, faces many questions |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/facebook-india-chief-ajit-mohan-appears-before-parliamentary-panel-6580491/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=3 September 2020 |oclc=70274541 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523172025/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/facebook-india-chief-ajit-mohan-appears-before-parliamentary-panel-6580491/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Facebook's India head Ajit Mohan deposes before Parliamentary panel |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/facebook-s-india-head-deposes-before-parliamentary-panel-120121600780_1.html |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=Business Standard|location=India |date=16 December 2020 |oclc=496280002 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181734/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/facebook-s-india-head-deposes-before-parliamentary-panel-120121600780_1.html |url-status=live }} In 2021, he was summoned by the Delhi Legislative Assembly's Peace and Harmony Committee to appear as a witness on behalf of Facebook India in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots.{{cite news |last1=Khanna |first1=Pretika |title=Delhi assembly panel summons Facebook India MD Ajit Mohan over inaction to filter content |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-assembly-panel-summons-facebook-india-md-over-inaction-to-filter-content-11599902822536.html |access-date=9 May 2022 |newspaper=Mint |date=12 September 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181648/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-assembly-panel-summons-facebook-india-md-over-inaction-to-filter-content-11599902822536.html |url-status=live }} A representative of the Assembly said Mohan was asked to lend his expertise and provide recommendations in order to prevent similar incidents fueled by social media, and no "coercive action" was intended. According to The Hindu, Mohan told the Supreme Court "that he was well within his rights to remain silent" and "[did] not wish to be part of a highly polarised political debate".{{cite news |title=I can't be forced to appear before House panel: Facebook official Ajit Mohan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/i-cant-be-forced-to-appear-before-house-panel-facebook-official/article33629173.ece |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=21 January 2021 |issn=0971-751X |oclc=13119119 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/i-cant-be-forced-to-appear-before-house-panel-facebook-official/article33629173.ece |url-status=live }} He "accused the Assembly of threatening him with 'breach of privilege' if he did not appear before the Committee to testify" and filed a plea, which was dismissed by the Supreme Court in July.{{cite news |title=Delhi riots: SC dismisses Facebook India MD Ajit Mohan's plea against summons by Assembly panel |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2021/jul/08/delhi-riots-sc-dismisses-facebook-india-md-ajit-mohans-plea-against-summons-by-assembly-panel-2327283.html |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The New Indian Express |date=8 July 2021 |oclc=243883379 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2021/jul/08/delhi-riots-sc-dismisses-facebook-india-md-ajit-mohans-plea-against-summons-by-assembly-panel-2327283.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=SC: Won't quash summons to Facebook India VP Ajit Mohan |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/sc-wont-quash-summons-to-facebook-india-vp-ajit-mohan-280427 |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Tribune|location=India |date=9 July 2021 |oclc=36205400 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/sc-wont-quash-summons-to-facebook-india-vp-ajit-mohan-280427 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Delhi riots: SC dismisses FB India VP Ajit Mohan's plea against summons by Delhi panel |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/delhi-riots-sc-dismisses-facebook-india-vp-ajit-mohans-plea-against-summons-by-assembly-panel/cid/1821694 |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Telegraph|location=India |date=8 July 2021 |oclc=271717941 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/delhi-riots-sc-dismisses-facebook-india-vp-ajit-mohans-plea-against-summons-by-assembly-panel/cid/1821694 |url-status=live }} Instead of Mohan, Facebook India's public policy director appeared before the Committee in November.{{cite news |title=2020 Delhi riots: House panel grills Facebook on its 'hate speech' guidelines for India |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/2020-delhi-riots-facebook-hate-speech-guidelines-7630112/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 November 2021 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181647/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/2020-delhi-riots-facebook-hate-speech-guidelines-7630112/ |url-status=live }}

Following Facebook Inc.'s rebrand in 2021, Mohan worked at the same role at Meta India.{{cite news |last1=Mandavia |first1=Megha |title=Nagpur to New York dream possible because of new features: Meta India's Ajit Mohan |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/nagpur-to-new-york-dream-possible-because-of-new-features-meta-indias-ajit-mohan/articleshow/88774055.cms |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=9 January 2022 |issn=0013-0389 |oclc=61311680 |archive-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125050905/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/nagpur-to-new-york-dream-possible-because-of-new-features-meta-indias-ajit-mohan/articleshow/88774055.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Gargi |title=Ajit Mohan defines Meta India's key focus in 2022; and why is it an important market |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/ajit-mohan-defines-meta-indias-key-focus-in-2022-and-why-is-it-an-important-market/2440619/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Financial Express|location=India |date=22 February 2022 |oclc=30000665 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/ajit-mohan-defines-meta-indias-key-focus-in-2022-and-why-is-it-an-important-market/2440619/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=After rebranding of Facebook, Ajit Mohan will be MD of Meta India |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/after-rebranding-of-facebook-ajit-mohan-will-be-md-of-meta-india/article37279896.ece |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=Business Line|location=Chennai |date=1 November 2021 |issn=0971-7528 |oclc=456162874 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/after-rebranding-of-facebook-ajit-mohan-will-be-md-of-meta-india/article37279896.ece |url-status=live }} He stepped down from the role as vice president and managing director of Facebook India Online Services Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Meta Platforms in November 2022 to join rival Snap Inc. From January 2023, he will be succeeded in the role by Sandhya Devanathan (current vice president and managing director of Meta India).{{Cite web |date=2022-11-18 |title=Joined Meta in 2016, now heading its India unit: Meet Sandhya Devanathan, new Meta India chief |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/joined-meta-in-2016-now-heading-its-india-unit-meet-sandhya-devanathan-new-meta-india-chief-article-95600891 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Times Now}}

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Mohan was elected vice chairman of the Internet and Mobile Association of India in 2021.{{cite news |title=IAMAI elects Google India MD as its new chairman |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/iamai-elects-google-india-md-as-its-new-chairman/articleshow/83812402.cms |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=24 June 2021 |issn=0971-8257 |oclc=23379369 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/iamai-elects-google-india-md-as-its-new-chairman/articleshow/83812402.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=IAMAI appoints Google India MD Sanjay Gupta as chairman |url=https://www.livemint.com/market/live-blog/share-market-live-updates-sensex-nifty-bse-nse-stock-market-today-25-06-2021-11624585673446.html |access-date=10 May 2022 |newspaper=Mint |date=25 June 2021 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.livemint.com/market/live-blog/share-market-live-updates-sensex-nifty-bse-nse-stock-market-today-25-06-2021-11624585673446.html |url-status=live }} He has also been chairman of the organization's Entertainment Sub Committee. In 2021, Mohan became an advisory board member of the US–India Strategic Partnership Forum,{{cite web |title=India Advisory Board |work=US-India Strategic Partnership Forum |url=https://usispf.org/india-advisory-board/ |access-date=10 May 2022 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019051534/https://usispf.org/india-advisory-board/ |url-status=live }} an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., which promotes "stronger US-India bilateral commercial and strategic ties".{{cite news |title=US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Announces Additions to Its Global Board of Directors |url=https://www.news18.com/news/business/us-india-strategic-partnership-forum-announces-additions-to-its-global-board-of-directors-4214450.html |access-date=10 May 2022 |publisher=Network18 Group |date=17 September 2021 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.news18.com/news/business/us-india-strategic-partnership-forum-announces-additions-to-its-global-board-of-directors-4214450.html |url-status=live }} He is also a member of the Mobile Marketing Association and the Bangalore-based Museum of Art & Photography.{{cite web |title=Ajit Mohan |url=https://www.mmaglobal.com/pt-br/node/25902 |publisher=Mobile Marketing Association |access-date=10 May 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705152652/https://www.mmaglobal.com/pt-br/node/25902 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Ajit Mohan |url=https://map-india.org/team-member/ajit-mohan/ |publisher=Museum of Art & Photography |access-date=10 May 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619131246/https://map-india.org/team-member/ajit-mohan/ |url-status=live }}

Writers for Fortune India have credited Mohan for leading Hotstar "to great success".{{cite journal |last1=Thakur |first1=Arnika |last2=Sen |first2=Abhik |title=What's in the stars for Facebook? |journal=Fortune India |date=1 April 2020 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/whats-in-the-stars-for-facebook/104345 |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181646/https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/whats-in-the-stars-for-facebook/104345 |url-status=live }} Liz Shackleton of Screen Daily credited him for helping to build the platform into "India's biggest online video service".{{cite news |last1=Shackleton |first1=Liz |title=Facebook India hires former Hotstar chief Ajit Mohan |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/facebook-india-hires-former-hotstar-chief-ajit-mohan/5132909.article |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=Screen Daily |date=24 September 2018 |archive-date=24 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924213129/https://www.screendaily.com/news/facebook-india-hires-former-hotstar-chief-ajit-mohan/5132909.article |url-status=live }} India Today ranked Mohan number 48 in a 2020 "power list" of 50 people who "[rise] above the ordinary in extraordinary times".{{cite news |title=2020: The Challengers : Full Power List |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20201026-2020-thechallengers-1731927-2020-10-17 |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=India Today |date=17 October 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705152648/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20201026-2020-thechallengers-1731927-2020-10-17 |url-status=live }} The magazine called him a "leader in the country's social media domain" and credited him for doubling Facebook India's profit.{{cite news |title=Social Leader |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/high-and-mighty/story/20201026-social-leader-1732595-2020-10-17 |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=India Today |date=17 October 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628183151/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/high-and-mighty/story/20201026-social-leader-1732595-2020-10-17 |url-status=live }} In 2021, India Today included Mohan in a list of 50 "high and mighty" people, in which he was described as "arguably the czar of India's social media space".{{cite journal |title=Ajit Mohan: Shaper of opinions |journal=India Today |date=22 October 2021 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/high-and-mighty/story/20211101-ajit-mohan-shaper-of-opinions-1868271-2021-10-22 |access-date=9 May 2022 |issn=0254-8399 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705152646/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/high-and-mighty/story/20211101-ajit-mohan-shaper-of-opinions-1868271-2021-10-22 |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Mohan lives in Singapore.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=The Business of Net Positives — Why the APAC President of Snap Inc. sees Snapchat as the antidote to social media |url=https://www.thepeakmagazine.com.sg/people/ajit-mohan-snapchat-president-apac |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=PEAK Singapore |language=en-SG}} Previously, he was based in New Delhi, as of 2011.{{cite news |last1=Rana |first1=Preetika |first2=Ajit |last2=Mohan |title=Weekend Panorama: Who Will Champion India's Cities? |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-IRTB-12630 |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=10 September 2011 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628181729/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-IRTB-12630 |url-status=live }} His wife Radhika Bansal is a former publisher at Harvard Business Publishing who co-founded Swishlist.in, described by Mint as an "online rental company for women's designer brands". The couple have children.

Mohan collects art, enjoys cricket, and plays tennis. He is an angel investor in the audio over-the-top media service Headfone.{{cite news |last1=Rekhi |first1=Dia |title=Audio OTT platform Headfone raises $10 million in funding led by Elevation Capital |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/audio-ott-platform-headfone-raises-10-million-in-series-b-funding/articleshow/90957532.cms |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=20 April 2022 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509192924/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/audio-ott-platform-headfone-raises-10-million-in-series-b-funding/articleshow/90957532.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Aishwarya |title=Funding Rundown: CoinDCX bags $135 mn+ at $2.15 bn valuation; Recur Club gets $30 mn in seed round; Loop raises $25 mn; Anushka Sharma invests in Wholsum Foods & Headfone secures $10 mn in Series B round |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/startup/funding-rundown-coindcx-bags-135-mn-at-215-bn-valuation-recur-club-gets-30-mn-in-seed-round-loop-raises-25-mn-anushka-sharma-invests-in-wholsum-foods--headfone-secures-10-mn-in-series-b-round-13205512.htm |access-date=10 May 2022 |publisher=CNBC TV18 |date=19 April 2022 |archive-date=1 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501025419/https://www.cnbctv18.com/startup/funding-rundown-coindcx-bags-135-mn-at-215-bn-valuation-recur-club-gets-30-mn-in-seed-round-loop-raises-25-mn-anushka-sharma-invests-in-wholsum-foods--headfone-secures-10-mn-in-series-b-round-13205512.htm |url-status=live }}

Publications

  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Featured%20Insights/Urbanization/Urban%20awakening%20in%20India/MGI_Indias_urban_awakening_executive_summary.pdf|title=India's urban awakening: Building inclusive cities, sustaining economic growth|date=April 2010|publisher=McKinsey Global Institute|first1=Shirish|last1=Shankhe|first2=Ireena|last2=Vittal|first3=Richard|last3=Dobbs|first4=Ajit|last4=Mohan|first5=Ankur|last5=Gulati|first6=Jonathan|last6=Ablett|first7=Shirish|last7=Gupta|first8=Alex|last8=Kim|first9=Sudipto|last9=Paul|first10=Aditya|last10=Sanghvi|first11=Gurpreet|last11=Sethy}}

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