Jas is a textile graduate (1984) and has attended numerous executive business courses at Harvard Business School, IMD, and IIM. His business acumen has been recognized by the Government of Kenya, whereby HE President Mwai Kibaki decorated Jas with a medal, Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) in 2012. Further, in 2016, Jas was nominated as a finalist in the Africa CEO forum awards and subsequently awarded Sikh CEO of the year. In 2017, HE President Uhuru Kenyatta decorated Jas with a medal, Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS). Additionally, in 2023, Jas was awarded a ‘Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa' by Desh Bhagat University, India, in the field of export market expansion. Jas is currently the; - Chairman of Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency (KEPROBA). - Chairman of Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). - Vice Chairman of East African Business Council (EABC). - Managing Director of Bedi Investments Limited (BIL). - Executive Director of Fine Spinners Uganda Limited (FSUL). - Member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO). - Member of the UNDP African Influencers for Development Super Group - Member of the Global Advisory Council P4G (Pioneering Green Partnerships) Jas has been tirelessly involved in developing export market opportunities, particularly in trading blocs such as EAC, COMESA, SADC, Afcfta, USA, and the European Union. Besides lobbying in the aforementioned trading blocs, Jas continues to open new markets for Kenyan exports, such as China, to help diversify Kenya’s export basket with a clear vision of Brand Kenya, Export Kenyan & Build Kenya.