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Our vision is a world free of poverty in which every individual has the freedom and power to create and sustain a just society in which to live.

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Our mission is to empower the poor to participate in and benefit from the Indian growth process through integrated action in the fields of primary health, elementary education, financial inclusion and sustainable livelihood. This will be achieved through active collaboration with the government and independent organisations.

Governing Council

Mr. K.V. Kamath

Chairman, ICICI Bank

Mr. K. Vaman Kamath is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICICI Bank Limited.

Mr. Kamath has a degree in mechanical engineering and did his management studies at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He started his career in 1971 at ICICI, an Indian financial institution t read moreread more

Mr. K. Vaman Kamath is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICICI Bank Limited.

Mr. Kamath has a degree in mechanical engineering and did his management studies at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He started his career in 1971 at ICICI, an Indian financial institution that founded ICICI Bank and merged with it in 2002. In 1988, he moved to the Asian Development Bank and spent several years in South-East Asia before returning to ICICI as its Managing Director and CEO in 1996. Under his leadership, the ICICI Group transformed itself into a diversified, technology-driven financial services group that has leadership positions across banking, insurance and asset management in India, and an international presence. He retired as Managing Director and CEO in April 2009, and took up his present position.

Mr. Kamath was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours, in 2008, and has received numerous other awards and honors. He has been a co-chair of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos. He is a member of the Board of the Institute of International Finance, a Director on the Board of Infosys Technologies and a member of advisory councils of NYSE and Visa Inc. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Ms. Chanda Kochhar

Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Bank

Ms. Chanda Kochhar is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank. Ms. Kochhar started her career in 1984 at ICICI in its projects department. She has wide experience in the fields of corporate credit, infrastructure financing, e-commerce strategy and retail business. She h read moreread more

Ms. Chanda Kochhar is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank. Ms. Kochhar started her career in 1984 at ICICI in its projects department. She has wide experience in the fields of corporate credit, infrastructure financing, e-commerce strategy and retail business. She has worked with ICICI in the areas of corporate credit, infrastructure financing, e-commerce, strategy and retail finance.

Ms. Kochhar holds a Bachelor's Degree in Arts from Jaihind College and a Master’s in Management Studies (MMS) from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, where she topped her batch and received the Wockhardt Gold Medal for Excellence in Management Studies. She also holds a degree in cost and works accountancy from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, where she received the J. N. Bose Gold Medal for highest marks in that year.

Mr. Subrata Mukherji

President, ICICI Foundation

Subrata Mukherji has over thirty years of experience in the financial services industry and a keen understanding of the various facets of the Indian economy. He was earlier Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Securities Ltd., the largest integrated securities firm in India covering the needs of corpora read moreread more

Subrata Mukherji has over thirty years of experience in the financial services industry and a keen understanding of the various facets of the Indian economy. He was earlier Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Securities Ltd., the largest integrated securities firm in India covering the needs of corporate and retail customers through investment banking, institutional broking, retail broking and financial product distribution businesses. Prior to this office, Mr. Mukherji was Executive Director and Member of the Board of ICICI Bank. He commenced his career in erstwhile ICICI Ltd. in 1978 and has worked extensively in all sectors including infrastructure, oil, gas, petrochemicals and energy sectors. He has also worked in resolving stressed assets and has a keen understanding of several issues impacting the banking sector in this regard.

Mr. Mukherji continues to maintain links with the academic world and has been a guest faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Bankers Training Centre and National Institute of Bank Management.

Mr. Mukherji completed his BA in Economics from St. Xaviers, Mumbai, a Master’s in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and a postgraduate degree from the London School of Economics. He has also attended Executive Development Programmes at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sandeep Bakhshi

Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Mr. Sandeep Bakhshi is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. Prior to this, Mr. Bakshi was the Deputy Managing Director of ICICI Bank, where he was responsible for retail and rural banking. Previously Mr. Bakhshi was the Managing Director and CEO o read moreread more

Mr. Sandeep Bakhshi is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. Prior to this, Mr. Bakshi was the Deputy Managing Director of ICICI Bank, where he was responsible for retail and rural banking. Previously Mr. Bakhshi was the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Lombard, a 74:26 joint venture of ICICI Bank and Fairfax Group and one of the eight companies that started operations after the sector opened up to private sector participants in the year 2001.

Mr. Bakhshi, an Engineer and an MBA by education, joined ICICI in 1986 in the project financing department and worked there until 2001 before joining ICICI Lombard in January 2002.

Mr. Rajiv Sabharwal

Executive Director, ICICI Bank

Mr. Rajiv Sabharwal is the Executive Director on the board of ICICI Bank. He is responsible for retail banking, inclusive & rural banking and SME & mid-corporate business. He is also the Non-executive Chairman of ICICI Home Finance Company Limited.

Mr. Sabharwal has over 18 years of exper read moreread more

Mr. Rajiv Sabharwal is the Executive Director on the board of ICICI Bank. He is responsible for retail banking, inclusive & rural banking and SME & mid-corporate business. He is also the Non-executive Chairman of ICICI Home Finance Company Limited.

Mr. Sabharwal has over 18 years of experience in the banking/financial services industry. He joined ICICI Group in 1998 and has held leadership positions in credit policy, collections, business analytics, mortgage finance, consumer loans, credit cards, rural and microfinance lending and financial inclusion. Prior to joining ICICI Group, Mr. Sabharwal worked in the consumer durables marketing, commercial finance and retail finance businesses at Godrej, SRF Finance and GE Capital. In January 2009 he joined Sequoia Capital, a leading venture/growth capital company, where he worked as Operating Partner focusing on the financial services sector. There he led new investment decisions as well as represented Sequoia at the board in existing investments. He then rejoined ICICI Bank Limited in April 2010.

Mr. Sabharwal holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Management from India Institute of Management Lucknow.

Mr. Bhargav Dasgupta

Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance

Mr. Bhargav Dasgupta, is the Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Corporation Limited, the largest private sector general insurance company in India.

Mr. Dasgupta began his career with the erstwhile ICICI Limited in 1992 in the Projects & Corporate Finance Division. Si read moreread more

Mr. Bhargav Dasgupta, is the Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Corporation Limited, the largest private sector general insurance company in India.

Mr. Dasgupta began his career with the erstwhile ICICI Limited in 1992 in the Projects & Corporate Finance Division. Since then he has held key leadership positions in diverse business areas including Oil & Gas financing, E-commerce, Technology Management, Corporate Strategy and Treasury. In his final assignment in ICICI Bank, he set up the banks International Banking Group and headed it from 2002 to 2006. In October 2006, he was elevated to the Board of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited as Executive Director responsible for Sales, Distribution, Product and Marketing of the Company. He took over his current role in May 2009.

Mr. Bhargav Dasgupta holds a PGDBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and a B.E (Mechanical) degree from Jadhavpur University.

He was named as one of the top 25 ‘Young Executives in India’ by Business Today in 2006.