Tarun Mehta didn’t just help build Ather, he sparked India’s electric mobility revolution. Straight out of IIT Madras, he teamed up with Swapnil Jain and left Ashok Leyland to chase a vision: build a smart, high-performance electric scooter from scratch using Indian engineering.

Over the last decade, under Tarun’s leadership, Ather introduced scooters like the 450X and Rizta and rolled out Ather Grid, India’s first fast charging network. And these aren’t just products, they’re platforms that raised the bar for what EVs in India can be.

He didn’t play it small. He pushed for industry-wide standards, created cross-team culture that dismantles silos, and baked systems thinking into the foundation of Ather’s growth. When the company hit unicorn status and went public, it was more than a milestone, it was evidence that premium EVs built here could scale globally.

Tarun isn’t just driving a company. He’s driving change. From tech innovation to building an ecosystem, he’s rewriting the rules on how mobility is made, sold, and scaled in India.