Surajit Chatterjee

Managing Director & Head, Data Center India, CapitaLand Investment

Surajit Chatterjee is Managing Director and Head of Data Centre at CapitaLand Investment (CLI), where he has built and led the company’s India data centre platform from inception to a planned capacity of 245MW across the country’s key digital infrastructure hubs.

Under his leadership, CapitaLand has deployed one of the region’s largest liquid-cooled data centre infrastructures, setting a benchmark for high-density, energy-efficient design in the age of AI workloads. He also serves on CapitaLand’s global Data Centre Steering Committee, contributing to strategy and governance across the company’s international platform while continuing to drive India operations.

A recognised voice in India’s digital infrastructure sector, Surajit has been Co-Chairperson of the ASSOCHAM National Council on Data Centres since 2024, advocating for sustainable design, advanced cooling technologies and resilient infrastructure frameworks.

He brings over 27 years of experience across IT, telecom and infrastructure, with senior roles at Sify Technologies, Tata Communications, ST Telemedia, Tulip Telecom and HCL. Surajit holds an MBA in Marketing Management from Delhi University (AICTE) and is an alumnus of the General Management Programme at IIM Indore.