Paras is an impact strategist and business development professional with 9 years of experience in public policy, transportation, logistics, banking, and financial services sectors. In his current role, he serves as the Executive Officer to the CEO at NITI Aayog, the apex policy think tank of the Government of India.

In the past, he has worked across Education, Capital Markets, Financial Advisory, and Automobile sectors in India. Paras holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of London and a master's degree in Management from IIM Shillong.

Notable honors include:

• IVLP Fellow by the U.S. State Department
• Australia Awards scholar by the Australian Government
• Reserve Bank of India Young Scholar award by India's central bank
• CRISIL Young Thought Leader award by CRISIL Research (An S&P Global Company)