Abhay is a first-generation entrepreneur and Chairman & Managing Director of Max Healthcare Institute Limited. He is largely credited with the transformation of the company and the rapid expansion of its hospital network.

Abhay presently serves as the President of NATHEALTH, the apex body representing the Indian healthcare industry for FY 2024-25. Max Healthcare is one of the largest publicly listed hospital chains in India with a market cap of over USD 11.5bn, while reserving 7.5% of its beds for free services to patients from economically weaker sections of society. It is a network of 22 healthcare facilities with over 5,000-bed capacity and employs over 35,000 personnel. In addition to its core hospital business, Max Healthcare operates one of the largest healthcare-at-home businesses – Max@Home, and one of the largest pathology services in North India under the brand Max Lab. Most Max Healthcare hospitals are teaching hospitals with over 500 DNB students and more than 100 ongoing clinical research projects, many of which are published in some of the leading and well-respected medical journals.

Abhay personally drives the philanthropic activities at Max Healthcare. In the last financial year, the organisation provided free treatment to over 3.6 Lakh patients from economically weaker sections of society. Max Healthcare also organised over 1,600 outpatient camps in the communities and reached over 1,15,000 people

Abhay presently serves as the President of NATHEALTH, the apex body representing the Indian healthcare industry for FY 2024-25.

He was awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Business Transformation in 2021 and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards in 2023. Additionally, he received the prestigious Hurun Industry Achievement Award 2022 - Healthcare for significantly contributing to the development of the country’s healthcare infrastructure and was recognised as one of India’s Top 5 Self-Made Entrepreneurs of the Millennium 2024 by Hurun India

Abhay is also one of the leading voices for private healthcare in India and is regularly heard in national debates on issues facing private healthcare providers.

He started his career with Arthur Andersen, where he led financial restructuring services, and then at E&Y and KPMG