Roopa Kudva — CEO

Leadership with depth and purpose. Growth with inclusion. Empowering startups to scale with clarity and impact. I’m a business leader, early-stage investor, and board director with nearly four decades of experience across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. My work has focused on a central question: how can we make markets and leadership work better for people - especially those often left out? As CEO of CRISIL, I led its transformation from a domestic ratings agency into a global analytics powerhouse, tripling revenues and growing market capitalization four-fold. Later, as Managing Partner, I led Omidyar Network India, backing early-stage entrepreneurs building inclusive solutions for India’s “Next Half Billion.” My experience also includes serving as an independent director on the boards of Infosys, Nestlé India, Tata AIA Life Insurance, and IIM Ahmedabad, where I am also a Distinguished Alumna. I’ve contributed to public policy through: - Reserve Bank of India (RBI): Committees on payment banks and financial services inclusion - Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Primary Market, Corporate Bonds, and Social Stock Exchange committees - Postal Life Insurance (Government of India): Investment Board member - NASSCOM: National Executive Council member Recognitions include: - CNBC-TV18’s ‘Outstanding Woman Business Leader of the Year’ - Business Today’s ‘Most Powerful Women in Business’ (six years) - Fortune India’s ‘Most Powerful Women’ list (seven years) I write about: - Leadership and governance that builds trust - Startup clarity and execution - Inclusive development rooted in opportunity My book, "Leadership Beyond the Playbook", has been published by Penguin India in October 2025. It explores how to lead with purpose, agility, and resilience in a changing world. Here on LinkedIn, I share reflections, insights, and questions on leadership, startups and inclusive development - as starting points for meaningful conversation, and have been a Linkedin Top Voice (2020).

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in analytics and impact investing.

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 37 yrs 10 mos