An alumnus of the Harvard Business School, with a strong background in finance and a degree in Law from the Mumbai University, Neel has around 26 years of rich business experience. He has successfully extended the Company beyond the realms of real estate to retail, malls and hospitality. He has been instrumental in ushering the malls and department stores format in India, Inorbit Malls and Shoppers Stop being outcomes of his endeavor to bring organized retail into India. A respected name in the Corporate World, Neel chairs several committees that shape key industry developments. He is the Chairman of CII-National Committee on Real Estate and Housing, Chairman - India Chapter of APREA, Vice President - West, NAREDCO India and Advisory Board Member - SCAI. Neel has been appointed on the Govt of India to suggest changes in the Special Economic Zone policy and invited to be a member of ‘Champions of Change’, by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. He is a member of B20, the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community. He has also been invited to serve as a member of the prestigious ‘India-Australia CEO’s forum’ constituted by Government of India. He has been awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award - 2020 for the Energy, Real Estate and Infrastructure category along with his brother, Mr. Ravi Raheja. Neel plays an active role in the Group’s philanthropic initiatives through K Raheja Foundation, Sadhana Education Society and S. L. Raheja Hospital.
