The story of Policybazaar is seen as inspirational for many reasons. Often, it is so because the kind of storms it has weathered and come out victorious as a unique, homegrown Indian brand. We at Policybazaar take pride in this narrative. Today, let’s add a few more layers to this story and look at it from a different vantage point. Each individual who has been associated and grown with the brand has given a part of himself/herself to it. Certainly, this is true for Policybazaar’s founder Yashish Dahiya. A recent interview of Dahiya by Jivraj Singh Sachar on the Indian Silicon Valley podcast, helped bring out this story.
This is the story of an eight-year-old boy who found himself to be misfit among peers but grew up to do truly awe-inspiring things. This is the story of Dahiya and how he carved a niche for himself as a runner at school and an entrepreneur par excellence in the startup world. Sachar told Dahiya that he saw his journey as one of “perseverance and confidence” and of “excelling across roles.” This prompted Dahiya to share, “As a child, I wasn’t super confident. I was curious. There was always some fight happening between my classmates and I was a little kid lost in this situation. My identity came in the form of running – everyone started recognizing me. Ever since, I have never looked back. Once you have (that) confidence, you start doing well in other things.”
Personal Details
Name – Yashish Dahiya
Age – 52 years
Date of Birth – September 16, 1972
Place of Birth – Not mentioned
Designation – Founder and CEO of PolicyBazaar.com
Father’s Name – Jogiram Dahiya
Mother’s Name – Not mentioned
Marital Status – Married
Spouse – Shikha Dahiya
Children – Adit Dahiya (son) and Diya Dahiya (daughter)
LinkedIn Profile – https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashish1972
Email ID – [email protected]
Educational Qualification & Career
- Yashish did his schooling from Lawrence School Sanawar and later went to St. Columba.
- He pursued his B.Tech from IIT, Delhi.
- Yashish holds a post graduate diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad.
- He completed his MBA from INSEAD.
- Yashish started his career in 1996 with Illinios Tool Works as a Business Unit Head.
- In 2001, he worked as a management consultant with Bain & Co.
- From 2003 to 2005, Yashish worked in Ebookers Plc as the Managing Director.
- In 2005, he founded an insurance aggregator business called, First Europa and became its CEO.
- In 2008, he co-founded Policybazaar along with Alok Bansal and Avaneesh Nirjar (left in 2011).
Yashish Dahiya Interests
Mr. Dahiya is an avid sportsperson and is the Indian masters swimming champion and represents India at world masters swimming championships regularly. He holds the 3rd fastest half ironman timing and the 5th fastest Ironman timings amongst Indians across all age groups and has the fastest timings in his age group. He was the board of Sports Association General Secretary and the Best outgoing sportsman for his graduating batch at IIT Delhi.
Before starting his entrepreneurial journey with Policybazaar, Mr. Dahiya was the Managing Director of ebookers.com, a leading pan-European online travel distributor and worked as a strategy consultant with Bain & Co. in their London Office. In honoring Mr. Yashish Dahiya, IIT Delhi recognizes his Entrepreneurial excellence. Through his achievements, Mr. Dahiya has brought glory to the name of the Institute.
His Net Worth
As of 2023, his net worth is between $240 million and $256 million.
