Ajay Banga
A Conversation with Ajay Banga, President and CEO of Mastercard on The Future of Money
January 17, 2018 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Ajay Banga is president and chief executive officer of Mastercard and a member of its board of directors.
Ajay is a co-founder of The Cyber Readiness Institute, first vice chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce and a trustee of the United States Council for International Business. He is a member of the U.S. President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Ajay is a founding trustee of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum, a member of the U.S.-India CEO Forum and co-chairs the board of directors of the American India Foundation. Ajay is also a co-chair of the Partnership for New York City. He served as a member of President Obama’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
He was awarded the Padma Shri Award by the President of India in 2016. He is a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal in 2012.
Ajay serves as a director of the Business Roundtable and is vice chairman of the Business Council. He is a member of the board of overseers of the Weill Cornell Medical College and the board of governors of the American Red Cross. In addition, Ajay serves on the materials advisory committee of the board of directors of DowDuPont Inc.
Prior to Mastercard, Ajay served as chief executive officer of Citigroup Asia Pacific. During his career at Citigroup, he held a variety of senior management roles in the United States, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. He also oversaw the company’s efforts in microfinance.
Ajay began his career at Nestlé, India, where for 13 years he worked on assignments spanning sales, marketing and general management. He also spent two years with PepsiCo, where he was instrumental in launching its fast food franchises in India as the economy liberalized.
He is a graduate of Delhi University and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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