Board of Directors

Samit Ghosh

Chairperson

Samit Ghosh is the Founder & first Managing Director of Ujjivan Financial Services Limited and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd. In. Prior to founding Ujjivan, Mr.Ghosh was a career banker with over 30 years’ experience in India and overseas with a specialization in retail banking. He was part of the management team which launched retail banking in India with Citibank in 1985, Standard Chartered Bank in 1993 and HDFC Bank in 1996. Mr. Ghosh holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mallika Ghosh

CEO and Executive Director

Mallika Ghosh began her career in advertising. In her last job before Parinaam, she was Head of Films, South India for McCann Erickson. In 2009, the desire to do something meaningful with her life, brought her to the social sector and Parinaam. Alongside Elaine Ghosh, she developed the Financial Literacy Program (Diksha) and the Academic Adoption Program. The passing of her mother in 2013 pushed her to take over the management of Parinaam and continue the work they had developed together for the Ultra Poor. Ever since, she has been personally involved in evolving Parinaam’s programs to meet the needs of the day and in creating the strategic vision under which the Foundation operates today. She is personally involved in all Parinaam activities and provides the day-to-day support the Foundation needs.

Roopa Jayaraman

Director

Roopa Jayaraman is a distinguished product and technology leader with a track record of scaling product-led growth for a market-leading B2B SaaS platform. Her expertise spans driving product vision, innovation, and go-to-market strategies for global markets and clients.

In her current role, Roopa wears multiple hats as part of the C-Suite and India Site Leader for a leading product company with over 1,000+ strong team. She combines her expertise in technology and business leadership to drive transformative talent practices, fostering an innovative, inclusive, and learning-centric workplace—always championing a growth mindset as the catalyst for progress.

Her thought leadership is widely recognized through her participation in panels for Nasscom, Your Story, the Women in Tech Global Conference, Grace Hopper Celebration India (GHCI). Roopa has also contributed to Business Today, Express and serves as the Executive Product Industry Council Board Member at the Institute of Product Leadership.

At a personal level, Roopa is committed to driving social impact. She champions diversity and inclusion leading a global team with 40% women representation. Additionally, she actively sponsors the organization’s CSR initiatives that span critical areas like equitable education, environmental conservation, and sustainability. Beyond the corporate realm, she has contributed in recent years to education and medical outreach programs for tribal communities in Wayanad.

Maneesha Chadha

Director

Maneesha Chadha is part of J.P. Morgan's Global Philanthropy team and leads its grant programming across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to this she was at Citi, where she was responsible for the company's social responsibility activities and the Citi Foundation grant management in the country. She has also held similar positions with RBS Foundation India and ABN AMRO Foundation India. Maneesha started her career 20 years ago in the financial inclusion space and has been a microfinance relationship banker, credit rater and trainer at international organizations.

Ravi Bahl

Director

Mr. Ravindra Bahl was Partner at Chrys Capital in charge of all financial sector investments for more than 15years and has been very closely involved at board and operating level with portfolio companies, across banks and NBFCs. He was the founder CEO of HCL Delux a JV between HCL Technologies and Delux Corp USA. Prior to that he was with Citibank for 17 years. He received MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata and BA in English Literature form Kolkata University. Mr. Ravindra Bahl is an Independent Director on the Board of DBIL.

Mona Kachhwaha

Director

Mona Kachhwaha graduated in Mathematics (Hons.) from Delhi University and completed her MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur. Later, she completed an executive program in Private Equity from Said Business School, Oxford University. Mona’s career began with Citibank in the consumer banking division, where she worked across various businesses and led the bank’s foray into Inclusive Finance in 2005. At Caspian Impact Investment Adviser she managed the India Financial Inclusion Fund, a growth equity fund focused on inclusive finance. Currently (2020 onwards), she is a Partner at UC Impower, an early-stage equity fund promoted by Unitus Capital Pvt Ltd, focused on financial inclusion and climate solutions. Mona has been associated with Parinaam for many years, as donor and well-wisher. Her considerable experience across banking and impact investing is of great help to the team at Parinaam.

Jayanti Shukla

Director

Jayanti Shukla is a transformational leader with 40+ years of experience in corporate and nonprofit sectors. As former CEO of United Way India, she led strategy, partnerships, and growth. At United Way Mumbai, she transformed it into India’s largest chapter, driving CSR programs, partnerships, and acted as a philanthropy partner for events like the Tata Mumbai Marathon. Her corporate roles include leadership at New India Assurance and IL&FS Investsmart.

Jayanti serves on advisory boards of WHEELS Global Foundation, Anushkaa Foundation, and Learning Links Foundation. She has been an Independent Director at Standard Chartered Bank Group firms, contributing to governance, CSR, and strategy. Her governance roles include the Indian Merchants Chamber, CII’s India@75 Task Force, and PoSH committees. A speaker at global forums, she supports disaster relief, cancer care, and COVID-19 causes. An avid runner, she holds an M.Sc and M.Phil from Delhi University.