Anant kickstarted his professional journey with the tax and regulatory teams of both PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd (PwC) and Ernst and Young Pvt Ltd (E&Y) wherein he advised and assisted clients with host of issues like Expatriate assignments, FDI Policy, India entry strategy, setting up offices in India, cross border tax structuring, transfer pricing, mergers & acquisitions, inbound and outbound investment structuring, fund structuring, NRI taxation, tax controversy matters and other regulatory matters.

Today, with a professional experience spanning almost 20 years, he leads the firm’s business development initiatives, especially in the corridors of commerce between India and the EU (in specific, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland), the United Kingdom and the Middle East.

Anant has also served as the Co-Chair of the Direct Taxes Committee at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI). Apart from the above, he is an active member and holds coveted positions with the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE – Delhi NCR) in India, wherein he supports entrepreneurs and startups and with the business and operational challenges emanating from a finance perspective.

In the past, he has served in several leadership positions, such as being the Regional President (Asia – Pacific) for ADAM Global, viz a global network of finance, auditing and taxation professionals. The role assigned to him and the team primarily comprised the enhancement of the footprint of the network within the region and deeper member engagement.

Anant has been an active speaker at forums, both domestic and international, addressing challenges faced by global players wanting to offshore their manufacturing operations and Global Capability Centres / GCCs to India. He has been partnering with industry bodies such as VDMA, PMFAI and ASSOCHAM wherein he frequently addresses several pertinent topics impacting the multinational enterprises operating in India.