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MFIN LeadershipVijay Mahajan | MFIN President & BASIX Chairman
 Vijay Mahajan is the President of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN). Mr. Mahajan founded BASIX in 1996, a new generation financial institution that supports rural livelihoods in India. Mr. Mahajan is currently also the Principal Advisor on Livelihoods to the Government of Rajasthan and serves on the Board of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) as well as on the Boards of ASSEFA, Gram Vikas, and ARAVALI. He is also the Chairman of CGAP.P.N. Vasudevan | MFIN Vice President & MD of Equitas Microfinance India Pvt. Ltd
 P.N. Vasudevan is the promoter and Managing Director of Equitas Micro Finance India Pvt. Ltd. He was the former Executive Vice President and Head of Consumer Banking Group at Development Credit Bank Ltd. Mr. Vasudevan has also served as Vice President and Business Head for Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd. (part of the Murugappa Group) for 20 years and was the Chairman of the South India Hire Purchase Association for the year 2005-2006.Chandra Shekhar Ghosh | Chairman & MD of Bandhan  Chandra Shekhar Ghosh is the Chairman & Managing Director of Bandhan and has over 25 years of relevant industry experience. His exemplary work in the field of microfinance has won him various accolades and the global change maker title of ‘Senior Ashoka Fellow’. Mr. Ghosh is on the Governing Board of Sa-Dhan and READ India and has served on the NABARD committee for State Level Review & Coordination of Credit Delivery Innovations. Mr. Ghosh has also been instrumental in defining policy for Micro finance Institutions in his role as an advisor to SIDBI. Samit Ghosh | CEO & MD of Ujjivan
 Samit Ghosh is the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Ujjivan Financial Services. Mr. Ghosh has been a member of the international banking community for over thirty years. He led the launch of retail banking for Standard Chartered in the Middle East and South Asia, and for HDFC Bank in India. His last commercial assignment was Chief Executive (India) of Bank Muscat. He is an alumnus of Jadavpur University and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.Shubhankar Sengupta | Promoter & CEO of Arohan
 Shubhankar Sengupta is a seasoned microfinance professional. He has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Presidency College, Kolkata and a post-graduate degree in rural management from IRMA. . Prior to starting Arohan, Shubhankar worked with BASIX, India’s leading livelihood promotion institution, for eight years. Starting from a field position, he grew rapidly through the ranks to a senior management position. Shubhankar’s experience encompasses financial services, livelihood interventions and capacity building for microfinance institutions.Govind Singh | CEO & MD of Utkarsh Micro Finance Pvt. Ltd.
 Govind Singh is the promoter and MD & CEO of Utkarsh Micro Finance Pvt. Ltd. He is former Business Head of Micro banking at ICICI Bank. A banker for over 2 decades, he was previously the Business Head for Rural and Agri Liabilities, and the Trust, Societies, Associations, and Clubs (TASC) segments. He also has extensive experience with the Retail Liabilities group and Retail Infrastructure Group. He has worked previously with State Bank of Patiala, Surya Roshni group (Financial services), Bank International Indonesia, and Axis Bank. He was a member of the RBI's Working Group to Review the Business Correspondent Model. He travelled to Brazil and South Africa in 2007 as part of an RBI study team for financial inclusion.Padmaja Gangireddy | MD of Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd.
 Padmaja Gangireddy is the MD, Spandana Sphoorthy Financial Ltd. Mrs. Reddy is a post graduate in Business Administration with over 20 years of experience in Social Development, Microfinance and Entrepreneurship. She worked in an NGO and later in 1998, started her own entity ‘Spandana’. She pursued various trainings on Microfinance – all CGAP modules on Microfinance, a course on Microfinance at Naropa University, U.S.A, Credit and Micro Enterprise Development Training from Durham University Business School, U.K Market Research for Micro Finance at Uganda etc. Suresh K. Krishna | MD of Grameen Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.
 Suresh K. Krishna is the MD of Grameen Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. He has been a Development Professional since 1997, gaining significant experience working in an NGO that focused on micro enterprise development, non-formal education and the promotion of women self-help groups. He founded small business enterprises in computer education, industrial safety products and consultation in local area networks in companies. He has been a part of educational courses through Grameen Bank, Bankakademie (Germany), IIM-Bangalore and Harvard Business School, USA. He is leading as Secretary in Association of Karnataka Microfinance Institutions (AKMI). Serves on the board of SADHAN as well. Chairman of Microfinance Focus, Promoter & Director in EKAYANA Media Services Pvt Ltd. He is also Member of Management committee & Chairman – Microfinance & Financial Inclusion Committee of FKCCI (Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry).Alok Prasad | CEO of MFIN
 Alok Prasad is the Chief Executive Officer of MFIN. Mr. Prasad is a veteran banker who brings with him over 30 years of both public and private sector banking and financial services experience.. He was formerly the country director of Citi Microfinance Group (India) and also served on the board of CitiFinancial and Citicorp Maruti Finance Ltd. . As an erstwhile senior officer at RBI, Mr. Prasad was part of the start-up team of the National Housing Bank, a statutory body wholly owned by RBI, where he played a pivotal role in the formulation of policies for the development of the housing finance sector.
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