International Conclave 2024

Arijit Basu is a professional from the Banking and Financial Services industry. He has worked in India, Japan and the UK.

Arijit is currently Chairman of the Board of HDB Financial Services Ltd, a leading financial services firm and subsidiary of HDFC Bank Ltd. He is an Independent Director on the board of Prudential plc, a global insurance company and is a director on the board of Peerless Hospital. Arijit is also an advisor to Ares Management Corporation, a global fund manager and is on the Advisory Board of Razorpay.

Arijit retired as a Board Member and Managing Director of India’s largest bank, State Bank of India. Prior to that he was the MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd., the largest private life insurance company in India. During his tenure, the company listed in the stock exchanges.

He is currently Chairman of the Academic Council of the College of Supervisors set up by RBI and is a Member of the Insurance Advisory Committee of the IRDAI. Arijit was Chairman of the Working Group on Project Finance set up by the Government of India for the Infrastructure Pipeline in 2020.

Arijit holds an Honours degree in Economics and a master's in History from the University of Delhi. He is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers.