Dr. Sanjay Sethi holds a diploma in Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition from IHM Pusa. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) from American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute and has completed various management programs in Business Excellence from IIM-Bangalore. Dr. Sanjay Sethi has over 37 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Dr. Sethi founded Berggruen Hotels Private Limited in 2006 along with Berggruen Holdings, New York. He has had a fourteen year stint with the Taj Group of Hotels and briefly worked with ITC Limited as Chief Operating Officer for their Hotels Division. Dr. Sethi is actively associated with many industry forums in bringing about reforms for the Hospitality sector and championed the cause of getting Industry status for Hotels in Maharashtra. He is an Executive Committee Member of Hotel Association of India (HAI) and a special invitee to the Executive Committee of Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI). He is also a member of CII’s National Tourism Committee.

He was honoured with the esteemed Honoris Causa during the Convocation Ceremony 2024 by Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) for his outstanding contributions to the hospitality and real estate sectors, highlighting his leadership in fostering sustainable growth and innovation