Yashish Dahiya
Yashish Dahiya founded Policybazaar in 2008 after his first venture, in which overall insurance companies failed. Dahiya is the Chairman and CEO of PB Fintech, the parent company of Policybazaar, Paisabazaar and PolicyBazaar.
Before starting his entrepreneurial journey, he was the MD of ebookers.com, a European online travel distributor, also an FTSE 250 company listed on Nasdaq.
He also spent a few years as a management consultant at Bain & Company’s London office. Dahiya holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from IIT Delhi. He later completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Ahmedabad and MBA from INSEAD.
Dahiya likes to spend his free time outdoors, is the current Masters national champion in swimming and is the fifth fastest Ironman racer from India in all ages.
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Alok Bansal
Alok Bansal is a Director and Chief Financial Officer at PB Fintech which owns Policybazaar and Paisabazaar. He leads various functions at the company including Corporate Finance and Controllership, Taxes, Treasury, Strategic Planning and Analytics.
Bansal was part of Dahiya’s first venture First Europa as finance director.
Prior to joining Policybazaar, he worked with Mahindra Group, iGate Global Solutions and GE in various leadership roles. He was recognized as one of the top 100 CFOs in the country in 2016 by CFO India Magazine. His interests lie in science and technology, economic empowerment, education and civil rights.