Sahil Vora

Founder

Sahil returned to India to pursue his entrepreneurial passion after working at George Weiss Associates, a $3 billion hedge fund in New York. Along with his younger brother Rushabh, Sahil started SILA to explore opportunities in the Indian Real Estate sector.

He holds a degree in Economics from Trinity College-Hartford, where he captained the 15-time National Collegiate Champions Men’s squash team. His leadership capabilities and track record led him to be named in Entrepreneur Magazine’s ’35 under 35′ list in 2018.

Alysha Vazirally

Assistant General Manager, Marketing

With over 13 years of work experience, Alysha has a diverse background in fashion, marketing, business development, finance, and media. She began her career as a Vendor Management Specialist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She ensured contractual commitments were met while optimizing price, quality, delivery, and risk.

She then moved on to CNBC Asia as a News Assistant and Assistant Producer, where she created and produced content for live business news shows. Her experience also includes serving as the India Head of Business Coordination at Pharmamatch BV, a Netherlands-based pharmaceutical consulting firm. She managed manufacturing and sales activities, as well as third-party contract manufacturing.

Additionally, as the Marketing Manager at Project Eve, a premium fashion retail chain, she developed and executed a comprehensive marketing strategy, including events, fashion shows, workshops, and social media campaigns.

In the fashion industry, Alysha served as the Founder and Designer of SIOLI – Resort Wear, a niche fashion label focusing on resort and beach wear for the Indian market.

With her strong background in marketing, fashion, finance, and business development, Alysha’s current role as Assistant General Manager at SILA, where she leads the Marketing team, allows her to leverage her skills and drive innovative growth in the Real Estate sector.

Sakshi Shahapure

Assistant Vice President, Human Resources

Sakshi Shahapure is an HR professional with experience spanning over a decade. She has held key leadership roles in renowned companies, contributing significantly to their organizational growth and success.

Sakshi’s current position is Group Head HR at SILA Group, where she is a part of the senior leadership team and drives the Human Resources strategy, planning, and execution. Sakshi plays a pivotal role in driving digital initiatives in HR and leveraging HR analytics for data-driven decision-making.

Sakshi has also served as the Lead Human Resource at Reliance Jio Mart Digital, a prominent player in the Indian e-commerce space. She played a key role in building the HR organization from scratch, leading recruitment and team-building efforts across various business functions. Sakshi has also held significant HR leadership roles in organizations such as Kamani Oil Group Company, Pioneering Ventures, and Shop CJ India Pvt. Ltd.

Sakshi holds an MBA in Human Resources and an LLB degree. She has obtained certifications in psychometric testing and analysis, SAP modules, and emotional intelligence learning system.

Rushabh Vora

Co-founder

Rushabh traded currency options in Singapore and worked in Investment banking in New York with Cantor Fitzgerald, UBS, and Lazard before returning to India to start SILA. Rushabh holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor’s in Economics and Chinese from Trinity College, USA. Together with his brother Sahil, Rushabh decided to begin an Integrated Real Estate Services and Development Platform, which they have scaled to become one of the leading Real Estate companies in India.

Hari Movva

Senior Vice President, Fund Management

Hari is a highly experienced professional in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking, with a focus on Real Estate and Capital Markets. With over 16 years of experience, Hari has successfully completed a variety of transactions including private capital raising, M&A, asset divestments, and equity capital markets.

During his tenure at Lodha Group, Hari completed over US$ 1 billion in Real Estate fundraising with top-tier investors including KKR, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Piramal Capital, HDFC Capital, and Varde Partners. He also successfully led the execution of Lodha Group’s proposed IPO in 2018.

Prior to joining Lodha Group, Hari spent over 8.5 years with Macquarie Capital, where he helped set up Real Estate JVs and investment platforms for developers and capital providers such as Piramal Capital, Godrej Group, and SP Group. These transactions brought in global investors such as APG, CPPIB, ADB, and IFC.

Hari began his career at ICICI Securities, where he worked for two years as a capital market associate. During this time, he independently led the execution of multiple IPO and QIP transactions.

Aniket Sheth

Vice President, Operations

Aniket has 13 years of experience in various companies. He started his career at Rohan Lifescapes, where he helped senior management with raising money for Real Estate projects and developing internal systems.

After that, he worked at KPMG India in their Corporate Finance team, where he dealt with M&A, Strategy, and Valuation engagements across Media & Consumer, IT ITES and Logistics corporations.

Aniket received his MBA from Cornell University and later worked at EY in New York, where he helped improve and implement engagements for Fortune 500 companies.

He has also worked at Lodha Group and WeWork India. At Lodha, he was part of the Strategy team and worked closely on various projects at Palava (a 4,500 acre township in Mumbai) and Commercial assets across Mumbai. At WeWork, he was responsible for 3+ Mn sq. ft. transactions across Mumbai, Bangalore, NCR, Hyderabad & Pune.

His strategic initiatives, Asset Management expertise and innovative foresight have helped these companies set up better processes.

Ankit Maheshwari

Vice President, Advisory

Ankit has over 10 years of work experience and is currently leading the Real Estate Advisory practice at SILA. In his previous organizations, L&T Construction and Fabspace, Ankit has worked extensively on construction management, process design & implementation.

Ankit holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from IIEST, Shibpur and an MBA from ISB, Hyderabad.

Vinay Deshmukh

CEO & Executive Director, Forbes Facility Services

Vinay Deshmukh is a prominent figure in Facility Management with over 30 years of experience. He is renowned for his scientific mechanized approach to cleaning and is the pioneer of an Integrated Facility Management company that operates successfully on national and international levels. With multiple

awards to his name, Vinay believes that post-COVID-19, Facility Management has become an enticing business opportunity. He is committed to the vision of building happy, healthy relationships with customers, society, and the environment.

Vinay holds a Post Graduate degree in Marketing from K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Walchand College of Engineering, both passed with distinction. Additionally, he has an Associate Computer Professional degree from the USA, having studied computers and programming languages up to C+.

Raghav Kapur

Director

Raghav’s illustrious career began after he completed his Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of Bristol. He was offered a role as an Assistant General Manager at Repucom, where he oversaw the production team’s data analysis based on client requirements and ensured timely delivery. His impressive portfolio of clients included Pepsico, TATA, Hero India, IPL team franchises, and Viacom 18, among others, for whom he worked on Media and Sponsorship evaluation projects.

Raghav later joined Mr. Homecare, where he led the Bangalore city office for 4 years. However, his current stint at SILA, spanning over 8 years, has been his most commendable journey to date. Starting from a junior position, Raghav’s expertise in the Real Estate industry, which includes Facility Management, Project Management, Advisory, and Turnkey Contracting Solutions, saw him rise through the ranks to become the Director. Besides Real Estate, Raghav also produces Hydropower with projects in Himachal Pradesh.