Meet our Team
Our leadership brings together an energetic group of people with a wealth of experience and commitment towards helping people make better financial decisions
Yashish Dahiya
Co-founder & CEO
Yashish believes people are at the center of his work- as customers, business partners and employees. He has a sixth sense about people, a quality that has worked in the company’s favor - together with Alok, he has built a stellar team at PB who he can trust with his eyes closed.
Alok Bansal
Co-founder & CFO
Alok is a great table tennis and soccer player and has an abiding love for Physics. His favorite book is Atlas Shrugged, although we hope he never shrugs his shoulders because he’s the Atlas whose shoulders the company rests on!
Tarun Mathur
Chief Business Officer- General Insurance
Tarun Mathur
Chief Business Officer- General Insurance
Tarun, or Terry as he is fondly called, has donned 15 hats in his 11 years with the company and still has a desire to learn from the tele-callers on the floor dealing with customers every day. He’s also on a quest to find his hidden talent which he says still eludes him, although we’ve seen it at play for a long time- he can do just about any role in the business and excel at it!
Santosh Agarwal
Chief Business Officer- Life Insurance
Santosh Agarwal
Chief Business Officer- Life Insurance
Although Santosh has a formidable understanding of complicated business nitty-gritties, she’s a strong believer in simplicity in all other aspects of her life. She finds great wisdom in simple values- it will surprise many to know that she identifies with Supandi- the lovable comic book buffoon for his understated wisdom!
Dhruv Sarin
Chief Operating Officer
Dhruv Sarin
Chief Operating Officer
One of the foremost people at PB to be able to make and take a joke, Dhruv has been called Super Commando Dhruv (an Indian comic book superhero) since he was a child. He enjoys watching high-powered drama television series and wishes he could swap places with Harvey Specter from ‘Suits’ for the professionalism and power that the character exudes.
Jayant Chauhan
Chief Product Officer
Jayant Chauhan
Chief Product Officer
Jayant enjoys being a wildlife photographer whenever he gets the chance and would love to swap places with Shawn Heinrichs, the famous wildlife cinematographer. He loves to read and named so many books and authors he’s loved that we gave up trying to keep track of them.
Rahul Agarwal
Chief Technology Officer
Rahul Agarwal
Chief Technology Officer
Rahul is not just great at everything technology, there’s also a creative side to him- he loves to act and is a professional theatre actor. He’s also an avid collector of Indian superhero comic books and his collection boasts of nearly 150 of those already.
Aarti Goyal
Head of Travel Insurance
Aarti Goyal
Head of Travel Insurance
It may be a coincidence that Aarti heads the travel business unit for PB since her hidden talent is packing to travel- yes packing! She loves the lazy life her neighbour’s dog lives and wouldn’t bat an eyelid if she were given a choice to swap places with him!
Akshay Vaidya
Head of Term Insurance
Akshay Vaidya
Head of Term Insurance
Akshay believes that all action in business needs to eventually help someone at an individual level. He claims to have the super talent of being able to sound smart even when he doesn’t know anything, although we find that hard to believe, his level of smart is smarter than most of us!
Aman Dhall
Head of Corporate Communications
Aman Dhall
Head of Corporate Communications
Aman believes in the power of storytelling- doing great business is incomplete without an ability to articulate that business to the right audience. Everyone at PB knows he’s a talented table tennis player but not many know that he’s played the sport at the national level in India as well as at the county level for Leicestershire in his university days in England.
Amit Chhabra
Head of Health Insurance
Amit Chhabra
Head of Health Insurance
Amit would love to exchange places with his little daughter for the simple pleasures of life only a child can enjoy. Psssst...he also writes silly poetry in secret!!!
Anjla Dhir
Head of Service
Anjla Dhir
Head of Service
Anjla believes in adding value to the lives of people through her work. She loves the comic Calvin & Hobbes and has their books and posters dotting her work and home environment.
Ayush Mittal
Head of Investments
Ayush Mittal
Head of Investments
Ayush idolizes M.S. Dhoni for the calm collected way in which the Indian cricket captain carries himself. He also uses the same calm demeanor to beat his opponents at poker and is a mean poker player!
Bibhu Krishna
Head of IT Infrastructure
Bibhu Krishna
Head of IT Infrastructure
Bibhu loves the beloved comic book character Chacha Chaudhary because like the character, his brain too works faster than a computer, which is great for us because he’s the one we go to when our computers fail us!
Chetan Thakkar
Head of Claims
Chetan Thakkar
Head of Claims
Chetan has two sides- one side is all business and is driven by aggression but there is another side to him which not many people know about. He really enjoys taking care of the elderly and hopes to open an old age home someday.
Jai Prakash
Head of Public Policy
Jai Prakash
Head of Public Policy
JP, as he is known, is a formidable orator and a man of many skills. Understandably, he identifies with Parmanu, the Indian comic book superhero who can beat any Western superhero on an off day!
Kheadup Dorji Bhutia
Head of Sales
Kheadup Dorji Bhutia
Head of Sales
Kheadup, or Jerry for everyone at the company, believes in driving his work with integrity and never losing sight of the end result. He claims to have no talent besides his work but we’re not complaining because seeing how good he is at what he does, that’s a formidable talent to have!
Manoj Sharma
Head of Finance
Manoj Sharma
Head of Finance
Manoj believes in giving more than a 100% of his support to the company at all times and has the kind of analytical mind that few others have, but don’t be fooled by that alone, secretly Manoj identifies with the goofy lovable character of Mr. Bean!
Neeraj Gupta
Head of International Business
Neeraj Gupta
Head of International Business
When we asked Neeraj what he likes to read, he told us he’ll be the one writing a book and everyone will be reading it! No wonder then that he is a force to reckon with as he constantly shuttles between India and the UAE where he handles PB’s international business.
Pradeep Yadav
Head of Mumbai Operations
Pradeep Yadav
Head of Mumbai Operations
Pradeep loves that his job doesn’t feel like a job at all, it gives him a sense of freedom as well as ownership. He also loves to sing and people close to him claim he’s got a real knack for it too.
Rasleen Kaur
Head of Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations
Rasleen Kaur
Head of Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations
Voted among India’s top 100 women in finance in 2019, Rasleen is a powerhouse in herself. One of the youngest team heads in the company, she is quite accomplished personally too. She is a keyboardist and also loves to paint and write in her leisure time- a master of many trades!
Sajja Praveen Chaudhary
Head of Motor Insurance
Sajja Praveen Chaudhary
Head of Motor Insurance
Sajja can be found reading several business related books at the same time, his thirst to know more is unquenchable. He enjoys cooking and is quite good at it too.
Shivli Katyayan
Head of Legal & IRDAI Compliance
Shivli Katyayan
Head of Legal & IRDAI Compliance
Shivli is a trained Hindustani vocalist and those close to her often hear her sing a melodious tune or two. Her work at PB excites her because it facilitates ad empowers our business. There’s a famous pop singer she’d like to swap places with but we’re not supposed to tell you who!
Vaidyanathan Ramani
Head of Product & Innovation
Vaidyanathan Ramani
Head of Product & Innovations
Vaidya, as he is called at PB, couldn’t be bothered to finish a book, thinks he has a talent for singing, but if you are lucky enough to see him bust a Bollywood dance move, you will know that is where his real talent lies and become an instant fan!
Vaidyanathan Ramani
Head of Product & Innovation
Vaidyanathan Ramani
Head of Product & Innovations
Vaidya, as he is called at PB, couldn’t be bothered to finish a book, thinks he has a talent for singing, but if you are lucky enough to see him bust a Bollywood dance move, you will know that is where his real talent lies and become an instant fan!
Vivek Jain
Head of Retainer Business
Vivek Jain
Head of Retainer Business
Vivek has one of the calmest demeanors in the company and you’ll always see him smiling away gently. He also has a hidden talent for whistling- he can whistle a mean tune and is super proud of it!
Vivek Jain
Head of Retainer Business
Vivek Jain
Head of Retainer Business
Vivek has one of the calmest demeanors in the company and you’ll always see him smiling away gently. He also has a hidden talent for whistling- he can whistle a mean tune and is super proud of it!