Ms. Desai holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Bombay and an LLB from the University of Delhi. She brings over 35 years of distinguished service with the State Bank Group, where she built deep expertise in credit, retail banking, and international finance. As the Managing Director of SBI's broking subsidiary, she led its transformation and strategic growth for four years.
Mr. Sattaiah holds an MBA from Osmania University and has been associated with the BASIX Group for over 29 years. He led various business initiatives in micro-credit, micro-insurance, financial inclusion, skill building and human resource development at BASIX. Currently serving as the Group CEO & MD of the BASIX Social Enterprise Group, he brings extensive experience in inclusive finance and livelihood promotion.
With more than four decades of experience in microenterprise development and consulting, Mr. Prasad has played a pivotal role in fostering entrepreneurship and small business support systems. He formerly served as the Chief Consultant and Advisor at APITCO Limited, a Technical Consultancy Organisation (TCO), contributing significantly to industrial and technical support to MSMEs through Cluster development, Microenterprise development and propagation of Innovative Rural technologies.
Ms. Rashmi Shukla Sharma is a retired 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer with extensive experience in public administration, governance, rural development and public policy. An alumna of Delhi University and Princeton University, she holds an M.Phil. in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Public Administration. During her distinguished career, she held senior positions in the Government of India and the Government of Madhya Pradesh, along with several field-level assignments. She is a recognised thought and research leader in education and local governance. She has co-authored books on elementary education and local government and has published widely in reputed journals. She continues to engage actively in research, teaching and policy discourse.