Mitul Thakkar has a postgraduate degree in in communication and attended an executive program in petroleum management at the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar. Before joining Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Ltd., he spent a decade working as a journalist with India’s business news dailies, including the Economic Times and Business Standard. Thakkar now heads corporate communications for Sterlite Power Grid Ventures, supporting also the business development section, which provides him with the opportunity to write on energy, infrastructure and economy.