Ms. Abanti Mitra holds a postgraduate diploma in rural management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand. She has previously worked with Micro-Credit-Ratings International Limited and ICICI Bank Limited, focused on rural and micro-banking businesses. She also serves as a director on the board of Positron Consulting Services Private Limited and Positron Capital Services LLP. In Positron, she works closely with private equity and NBFC clients. She is an Independent Director on the board of Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited and Vedant Fashions Limited. She served as a Director on our Board since December 27, 2018.

Mr. Venkatesh Krishnan is a highly accomplished Chartered Accountant with over 34 years of experience in financial services across leading institutions and diverse functions. He brings deep expertise in financial inclusion and rural banking. Previously, he headed the Microfinance division at HDFC Bank (retail and wholesale) from 2018, driving transformative initiatives such as low-cost branches, undergraduate hiring programs, and a unified technology platform. He played a pivotal role in expanding the Self-Help Group business, earning HDFC Bank the ‘Best Private Bank’ award by MoRD in FY22 and FY23. His deep sector expertise is further highlighted by his tenure as MD/CEO of IFMR Rural Channels and his role on the Board of MFIN currently. His career also includes leadership roles as Head of Branch Banking at HSBC and Chief Distribution Officer at L&T Insurance, where he gained extensive experience across assets, liabilities, and NBFC setup.

Mr. Deepak Calian Vaidya has been a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 1979. He serves as a director on the boards of Marudhar Hotels Private Limited, Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals Limited (formerly known as Apollo Gleneagles Hospital Limited), Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited, API Holdings Limited, and Spiracca Ventures LLP. He has been a Director on our Board since October 30, 2019.

Mr. Ashish Damani has over 24 years of experience in the microfinance industry. Mr. Damani has worked in various capacities at Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd with the last being as the CFO of the company. He was instrumental in navigating the company through multiple disruptions that have impacted the microfinance industry. Prior to merger of Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd into IndusInd Bank, Mr. Damani led the borrowing program of close to Rs. 12,000 Crore. He holds AGMP from IIM Ahmedabad and PGDBA from Symbiosis Pune.

Ms. Gera has over 14 years of investment experience, encompassing the full lifecycle of private equity in India across a variety of industries such as Tech Services, Financial Services and Healthcare. At Kedaara, Saakshi oversees the investments in Tech Services. She has also been involved in leading/advising Kedaara on ASG, Universal Nutriscience, GS Lab-GAVS and Spandana. Prior to joining Kedaara Capital, Saakshi served as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, Principal Investing Arm (India office), where she focused on investments in financial services, IT services and energy sector. Some of the investments she worked on include Max Financial, ReNew Power, Noveltech Feeds, and BPL Medical.