Kunal Bahl & Rohit Bansal on Policy Betting

Bahl holds institutional positions that span policy and industry bodies: member of the National Startup Advisory Council, board of governors at ICRIER, chairman of the CII Startup Committee, former member of the NASSCOM Executive Council, and an independent director at Piramal Enterprises — a profile that places him at the intersection of Indian startup policy and corporate governance.

After a brief Microsoft stint, Bahl returned to India in 2007 because of a visa issue — a chance administrative event that re-routed his career from US corporate life back into Indian consumer internet at a moment when the country's e-commerce market was barely forming.

He has held governance positions across Indian industry: board of governors at ICRIER, member of the NASSCOM executive council, chairman of the CII National Committee on E-commerce, and a seat on the National Startup Advisory Council that advises the Indian government on startup ecosystem building.