Mehta will take over his new position on January 20, 2024, and his tenure will be of five years. He will be taking over from Bimal Patel who has held the post for two terms since 2012. Mehta at present holds the position of Lead Urban Specialist at the World Bank and is currently a member of CEPT University's Board of Management.
Barjor Mehta, an alumnus and former director of the School of Planning, at CEPT University, has been appointed as its president and acting director. Mehta will take over his new position on January 20, 2024, and his tenure will be of five years. He will be taking over from Bimal Patel who has held the post for two terms since 2012.
Mehta at present holds the position of Lead Urban Specialist at the World Bank and is currently a member of CEPT University's Board of Management. In the meanwhile, Bimal Patel will continue as the president and acting director.
Before joining the World Bank, Mehta had served as an associate professor of urban planning (1990-1995) and as the director of the School of Planning, CEPT (now called Faculty of Planning, CEPT University) from 1995 to 1997.
“CEPT University has been blessed with professionals contributing to its success and it has always been led by professionals from the beginning. With B V Doshi, then Hasmukh Patel, followed by Dr R N Vakil and since 2012, Dr Bimal Patel,” stated Sanjay Lalbhai, chairperson of CEPT governing body.
“As a successful professional with global experience in urban planning and development, I am confident that Mehta will carry forward the legacy and lead the institute to newer horizons,” he added.
Barjor Mehta, an architect and urban planner, is World Bank’s Lead Urban Specialist for East Asia and the Pacific Region based in Singapore. Prior to this, he was based in World Bank’s country offices in China (2016-2020), India (2012-2016), and Tanzania (2009–2012). Between 2002 and 2009, he was in Washington DC where he worked on urban development initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa, South Asia as well as Middle-East and North Africa.
