15 Facts About Amit Bhatia

Amit Bhatia was born on 4 September 1979 and is a British-Indian businessman, entrepreneur, and investor.

Amit Bhatia is a founder and managing director of AyBe Capital Advisers and is an owner and director of Queens Park Rangers.

Amit Bhatia went on to study economics at Cornell University in the United States, where he was given the 2001 Class Award.

Amit Bhatia maintains a relationship with Cornell, having been on the university's External Advisory Council for Internationalization and a guest lecturer at the Johnson School of Management.

Amit Bhatia has endowed several scholarships for undergraduates' students, and grants for PhD students at Cornell University over the past twenty years.

Amit Bhatia worked at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley in New York, before moving to Credit Suisse First Boston in London.

In 2010, Amit Bhatia set up the Amit Bhatia Family Foundation.

In 2013, Amit Bhatia set up Hope Construction Materials, a cement and aggregates company, formed following the divestment of 200 sites by Tarmac Group and Lafarge.

In 2016, Amit Bhatia sold Hope Construction to Breedon Aggregates, joining the board of the newly-formed Breedon Group PLC, where he is chairman and remains the largest shareholder.

Amit Bhatia is a founding partner of Summix Capital, a strategic land fund with a diverse real estate portfolio in the UK and Ireland.

Amit Bhatia has been on the advisory boards for Metro Bank and AirAsia Berhad.

Amit Bhatia is on the advisory board of the Cultural Affairs and International Relations unit within the Ministry of Culture, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Amit Bhatia has been a consistent presence on the GG2 Power List for several years.

Beyond his leadership at QPR, Amit Bhatia has been an advocate for the development of football in India through his Foundation and the club's outreach programs.

The Amit Bhatia family's continued support resulted in the South Africa Road Stand at Loftus Road being renamed the Amit Bhatia Stand.