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New Delhi, April 5, 2021 – MIT Sloan School of Management recently announced that Senior Lecturer Chintan Vaishnav was appointed to serve as mission director of India’s Atal Innovation Mission. The Mission, housed at NITI Aayog, is the Government of India’s flagship initiative to create and promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Vaishnav says, “At the highest level, the work of building a culture of innovation is one of engaging creativity in the service of humankind. India is a place of limitless creative potential. I am excited for the opportunity to help harness this potential.”
He adds, “Being the youngest nation of the world with 50% of the population under 30, India’s continued success depends critically upon how productively it engages its youth. The Innovation Mission is key to this objective and to what will define the future India.”