Management Council

Arun Jain​

Chairman & Managing Director​

Arun Jain is a technology entrepreneur, institution builder, and thought leader in enterprise AI, Design Thinking, and First Principles Thinking. Over the past four decades, he has played a pioneering role in shaping India’s technology product industry through leadership journeys across Nucleus Software, Polaris Software, and Intellect Design Arena.

He founded Intellect with the vision of creating world-class enterprise FinTech products from India, serving over 500 banks and financial institutions across 62 countries. His work has consistently focused on combining deep domain expertise, technology innovation, and design-led thinking to create measurable business impact at scale.

Recognised as an institution builder, Arun was named among “Growth Architects – Leaders Fuelling India’s Rise” by TIME and as one of the “Pillars of Viksit Bharat” by Outlook Magazine.

Beyond corporate leadership, Arun has founded several mission-driven institutions: the School of Design Thinking, which nurtures innovative thinking across disciplines through the Design The Thinking© philosophy; Mission Samriddhi, focused on sustainable and scalable rural development; and Ullas Trust, which promotes academic excellence among students from economically challenged backgrounds.

He is the author of 

i] ”UnMukt: Science and Art of Design Thinking”,

ii] “Digital: The Art of the Possible”, and 

iii] ”From Teenager to Achiever: The Power of 5 Minds”.

A strong proponent of innovation and entrepreneurship, Arun mentors and advises multiple government and industry bodies, including FinBlue, National Software Product Mission, and STPI Chennai. He previously served as Chairperson of the Board of Governors at IIIT Ranchi.

His contributions have been recognised with numerous honours, including the TiECON Chennai Dronacharya Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater Delhi College of Engineering and the Confederation of Indian Industry, and the Amity Excellence Award from the Amity Education Group.