Dipak joined the South African Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) in June 2021 as Head: Climate Finance and Innovation. In January 2026 he was appointed as Deputy Chairperson by President Ramaphosa who is the Chairperson. Prior to joining the PCC, Dipak was Special Advisor to the Minister of Public Enterprises. Dipak is a chemical engineer, with a MSc in Development Economics (University of London) and a MBA (University of the Witwatersrand). Soon after South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy in 1994, Dipak joined the National Department of Transport and was appointed as Director-General.  Dipak worked at Standard Bank (2002 – 2012), in various capacities in investment banking, becoming global head of Structured and Project Finance, as well as global head of transactional products.