Rajiv Kumar

Rajiv Kumar is currently Chairman at Pahle India Foundation, Chairman at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Chairman at HDFC Bank Ltd. starting 2026, Independent Non-Executive Director at Firstsource Solutions Ltd. starting 2024, Director at Dsp Trustee Pvt Ltd., Director at World Development Pvt Ltd., Chancellor at Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Secretary-Financial Services at India Ministry of Finance, and Member of the Global Leadership Council.
Former positions include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Indian Council for Research on Intl Economic Relations, Vice Chairman at NITI Aayog, Non-Executive Director at State Bank of India from 2008 to 2019, Independent Non-Executive Director at Dewan Housing Finance Corp.
Ltd. from 2015 to 2017, Director at National Housing Bank, Director at The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Independent Non-Executive Director at Pearl Global Industries Ltd. in 2024, Director at Economic Research Institute for Asean & East Asia, Director at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies & Research Center, Director at Pahle India Foundation, Director at Institute for Human Development (Delhi), Independent Director at Reserve Bank of India, and General Secretary at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry from 2010 to 2012.
Education includes doctorates from the University of Oxford and the University of Lucknow.