Deep is the Founder and CEO of India’s leading online travel
company, MakeMyTrip.com. Launched in India in 2005, MakeMyTrip offered the
convenience of online transactions coupled with great value prices, thus
revolutionizing the way Indians research and purchase travel services. Under
his stewardship, MakeMyTrip is today the largest e-commerce business in the
country and the largest travel company in India and listed its shares on NASDAQ
in August 2010.
Deep is a member of the NASSCOM Executive Council and chairs
its Internet Working Group. He also serves as a Board Member of TiE (The Indus
Entrepreneurs) Delhi and is an active Angel Investor in the internet space.
Deep is a founding member of "I am Gurgaon" - an NGO focused on
improving the quality of life in Gurgaon. Deep has been recognized by Ernst
& Young as Entrepreneur of the Year - Business Transformation (2011) and
was also felicitated as a ‘Distinguished Alumni’ of IIM-Ahmedabad in December
2011.
Prior to his entrepreneurial venture with MakeMyTrip, Deep
has had corporate stints with GE Capital, AMF Bowling Inc. and ABN AMRO Bank.
Deep holds an MBA (PGDM) degree from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. His
interests include swimming, yoga, quizzing, adventure sports and, of course,
travelling. He speaks on topics like Management, Leadership, Women Safety and
Health.