Rajiv Lall

Dr. Rajiv Lall
Born (1957-08-02) August 2, 1957
Occupation Managing Director & Vice Chairman, IDFC
Spouse(s) Bunty Chand
Parent(s) K.B. Lall

Dr. Rajiv B. Lall is the Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC).[1][2][3] IDFC (BSE: 532659/ 532659, NSE: IDFC) is a leading finance player in India. His father K.B. Lall was an eminent and highly respected civil servant of India and a member of Indian Civil Service.

Early life & education

Lall was born on 2 August 1957. He acquired B.A. (Hons) degree with Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the Oxford University and Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University.[4] He is conversant in French and can understand Spanish and Mandarin.[5] Dr. Rajiv Lall currently resides in Mumbai, and is married to Bunty Chand, the executive director of the Indian chapter of the John Rockefeller-founded Asia Society [6]

Career

Before joining Warburg Pincus in 1997, Dr. Rajiv Lall was the Head of Asian Economic Research with Morgan Stanley Asia Limited.[2] In 2005, Dr. Rajiv Lall joined IDFC as MD & CEO. he serves as a Director of IDFC Trustee Company Pvt. Ltd., IDFC Capital Company Limited, IDFC Projects Limited, IDFC-SSKI Securities Limited, IDFC-SSKI Limited, IDFC Bank, STCI Finance Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Limited, Spandana Sphoorty Finance Limited, Delhi Integrated Multi- Modal Transit System Limited, Qualitas Healthcare, and IDFC Private Equity.[1][3] During his career spanning over two decades, he was worked with the World Bank, Warburg Pincus, Morgan Stanley and Asian Development Bank. He was also an Assistant Professor with Florida Atlantic University.[3]

Achievements

Under Dr. Lall's leadership, IDFC’s balance sheet has recorded a 30% CAGR and profits 25% CAGR over the past seven to eight years. During Dr. Lall's tenure, IDFC became India’s biggest infrastructure finance company with balance sheet worth more than ₨ 60,000 crore.[7]

Social interests

Lok Foundation, along with Dr. Lall's Lok Capital Group, provides Social Venture Capital to promote Social Entrepreneurship in education, healthcare & low-cost housing segments.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 IDFC official website IDFC
  2. 1 2 3 Lok Capital exploring new strategies for social impact. business-standard.com (2012-11-14). Retrieved on 2013-01-11.
  3. 1 2 3 Executive Profile - Rajiv Bihari Lall. Business Week (2012). Retrieved on 2013-01-11.
  4. ↑ Golden years of finance yet to come in India: Rajiv Lall, CEO, IDFC Economic Times (2010-10-07) Retrieved on 2013-01-11.
  5. ↑ The Re-Engineer Forbes (2009-12-11) Retrieved on 2013-01-11.
  6. ↑ Of global sensibilities... and menus Business Standard (2007-12-23) Retrieved on 2013-01-11
  7. ↑ Lunch with BS Business Standard (2012-06-12) Retrieved on 2013-01-11
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