Sumant Sinha is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of ReNew, one of India’s largest clean energy companies. A global entrepreneur and internationally recognised thought leader on energy and climate change, Sumant founded ReNew in 2011 with a vision to drive a just and inclusive transition to net-zero energy. Under his leadership, ReNew has developed a diverse clean energy portfolio, including solar, wind, and battery solutions, with an overall pipeline of ~28 GW. The company offers comprehensive solutions across the entire decarbonisation spectrum, from clean energy to solar manufacturing to and green fuels. Sumant co-chairs the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, the largest CEO-led alliance on climate change globally. Sumant is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and is also a member of the board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). Formerly, Sumant was the Chair of the board of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), one of the world’s foremost think tanks on the clean energy transition. Sumant is a board member at IIT Delhi and has served on the boards of IIM Calcutta and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He has been recognised as a distinguished alumnus by each of these institutions. He is the author of ‘Fossil Free’, a book focusing on India’s clean energy transition. For his pioneering work, Sumant has been the recipient of several recognitions, including the Forbes Top 50 Climate Leaders 2025 and TIME100 Most Influential Climate Leaders 2024. Other notable recognitions include the 2022 USISPF Global Leadership Award, ET Energy’s Chief Executive of the Year 2022, the Economic Times Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2018, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017. He is the first Indian business leader to be recognised as an SDG pioneer by the United Nations.