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A pivotal force in democratizing financial access, Sucharita co-founded the IFMR Group and previously served as CEO of IFMR Holdings. Grounded in the core belief of "Finance for freedom," her significant contributions include the conceptualization of IFMR Capital for capital market access in financial inclusion, the establishment of IFMR Investments as an alternative fund management platform, and leadership in origination and structuring efforts within the credit derivatives teams at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in London. Sucharita's commitment to financial inclusion has garnered prestigious recognition, including being chosen as "Top 40 under forty" by Economic Times in 2016, named among India's top 20 fintech changemakers in 2017, and receiving the Young Alumni Achievers Award from IIM Ahmedabad.

Puneet Gupta, a co-founder of IFMR Group and former CFO of IFMR Holdings, is dedicated to delivering financial services at scale. With a core belief in harnessing the power of technology to amplify financial inclusion, Puneet has been instrumental in conceptualizing and establishing IFMR Rural Finance, a technology platform focused on wealth management and deep customer-centricity. Adept at fundraising, he successfully raised $150 million in equity funding for IFMR Group. Puneet also serves as the Director of IIT Madras Rural Technology Business Incubator and has actively contributed to creating facilitative infrastructure for the delivery of micro-financial services, showcasing his commitment to advancing financial inclusion through innovative technology solutions and strategic leadership.

Natasha has a deep background in technology and product management. She started her journey with a robust academic foundation, having graduated from Stanford University with degrees in Computer Science and Economics. She went on to work deeply on scalable platforms at Microsoft in Seattle, contributing significantly to the development of the .Net Web Services and Workflow Foundation stacks. Subsequently, Natasha made her mark at Google Inc in New York, leading a team dedicated to crafting video content monetization tools for large B2B publishers and successfully presenting the Beta product to the Google founders. Keen to move back to India, Natasha joined fintech BankBazaar to head their Engineering teams where she played a pivotal role in shaping the mobile app, website, and analytics products. Along this journey, Natasha got inspired by the challenge to bring formal financial solutions to the much larger and deeply underserved Indian customer segment - this led her to Kaleidofin. She leads the Product Management, Technology and Data Science teams at Kaleidofin, committed to addressing customer challenges and delivering tailored financial solutions for all.

Grounded in the core belief that every customer problem deserves a unique and empathetic solution, Vipul has a proven track record of leadership in various roles. As a founding member of Allianz AG operations in eastern and southern India, he played a pivotal role in the establishment and growth of the business. Vipul led new business initiatives at IFMR Holdings, showcasing his strategic acumen. His extensive experience includes managing health insurance revenues exceeding INR 2.5 billion annually for Munich Health and driving digital strategies, including digital adoption for field agents. With a background in B. Comm (Hons) from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Vipul combines academic expertise with a wealth of practical experience in setting up and managing successful business operations in India.

• Previously MD and CEO of Hindu Group

• A partner in the financial services practice at McKinsey & Company

• Has held a series of leadership positions in American Express and US Airways

• Director of Voltas Limited

• Has served as an independent director of Larsen & Tourbo

• He has served on several Governmental and regulatory committees

• Has over 14 years of experience in investing

• She was a part of the founding team of Ascent Capital

• Here, she was involved in raising and managing two funds

• Has spent five years at Deloitte and KPMG  

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• Previously CEO, State Bank of Mauritius

• Has served as Country Head- Rural, Agri and Micro Banking, ICICI Bank

• Has also held the position of Director, Commercial Banking at Barclays Bank

• Previously with PwC-Corporate Finance Group

• Has served as Chairperson of Impact Investors Council (April 2017- April 2019)

• Nominated as India’s 30 Most Powerful Women in Impact by Business Today- 2017

• A successful investment professional and a keen social entrepreneur

• He was the CEO and Country Head of Morgan Stanley- India

• He was the joint Chairperson at RBL Bank  

• Has played an instrumental role in India Stack effort

• Has several years of experience in product management in top tech companies like Google

• B Tech from IIT Bombay and MS in Computer Science from UCLA Anderson

• Has over 25 years of relevant award-winning experience leading investments

• Specialisation in fixed income, structured products, valuation and portfolio risk management

• Has won the title of India’s Most Astute Bond Investor (2007) and Business Standard Fund Manager of The Year- Debut (2011)

• Mathematics graduate from St. Stephens

• PG Diploma in Finance and Corporate Strategy-IMI Delhi