Deepak Parekh is an Indian businessman and the former chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation, India's leading housing private development finance institution. Deepak Parekh has won several awards including Businessman of the Year 1996 from Business India and the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award by All India Management Association (AIMA). He was the first recipient of the Qimpro Platinum Award for Quality for his contributions to the services sector, and the youngest recipient of the Corporate Award for Life Time Achievement by the Economic Times. Padma Bhushan was conferred on him by the Government of India. In 2010 he was the first international recipient of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ Outstanding Achievement Award, for his contribution over many years to the finance and accountancy profession. He was appointed as the advisor to Sunil Gavaskar who was interim chairman of IPL-7. Parekh is also on the Advisory board of IIMUN.