Credit infrastructure · Financial inclusion
Chartered Accountant with 45+ years across housing finance, consumer credit, credit information, and management consultancy. As founding Managing Director of India’s first credit bureau (CIBIL, now TransUnion CIBIL), he helped build credit bureau and scoring systems in India and globally. He previously led Financial Infrastructure & Credit Bureaus at Dun & Bradstreet (SAME), consults for the World Bank on credit information in emerging markets, and founded Athena Advisors before co-founding Athena CredXpert to improve credit health for individuals and businesses.