Bindu Ananth

About Bindu Ananth

Currently, I am building Dvara Health Finance in order to address the vast financing and care gaps faced by informal sector households. I am co-founder and Board Chair of the Dvara Group of companies. This includes 1) Dvara KGFS - a retail financial services institution designed for remote rural India 2) Dvara Solutions - a technology solutions company that has a suite of customer centricity tools for FIs 3) Dvara Research - a financial sector policy think-tank and 4) Start-ups including Dvara Money, Dvara e-Registry and Dvara Gold. As Board Chair, I am responsible for aligning the business strategy of each company to the mission of Dvara Trust and establishing the highest standards of corporate governance. I was Board Chair of Northern Arc from its inception until 2018.Prior to this, I worked with ICICI Bank for about seven years as a founding member of the microfinance practice. During this stint, I led several innovative project teams including the design of ICICI Bank\'s direct origination program for MFIs and India\'s first rainfall index insurance product. I have an under-graduate degree in Economics and two Masters\' degrees - from IRMA and Harvard University\'s Kennedy School of Government.

Experience

1. Co-founder & Chairperson

   Dvara Holdings

   Jan 2008 — Present

Education

• Stella Maris College

  BA, Economics

  1996 — 1999

• IIHMR, Delhi

  Certificate course in diabetes education

• Institute of Rural Management Anand

  PGDRM, Management, Rural institutions

  1999 — 2001

• Harvard Kennedy School

  MPAID

  2005 — 2007