June 03, (THEWILL) – Ajay Banga has assumed duties in his five-year term as World Bank Group President effective June 2, 2023.
A statement by the World Bank Group Saturday said Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic.
Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, a global organization with nearly 24,000 employees.
Under his leadership, MasterCard launched the Center for Inclusive Growth, which advances equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world.
He was Honorary Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, serving as Chairman from 2020-2022.
He became an advisor to General Atlantic’s climate-focused fund, BeyondNetZero, at its inception in 2021.
Banga served as Co-Chair of the Partnership for Central America, a coalition of private organizations that works to advance economic opportunity across underserved populations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
He was previously on the Boards of the American Red Cross, Kraft Foods, and Dow Inc.
Ajay Banga is a co-founder of The Cyber Readiness Institute and was Vice Chair of the Economic Club of New York.
He was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal in 2012, and the Padma Shri Award by the President of India in 2016.
Other honours include the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Business Council for International Understanding’s Global Leadership Award in 2019, and the Distinguished Friends of Singapore Public Service Star in 2021.
Sam Diala is a Bloomberg Certified Financial Journalist with over a decade of experience in reporting Business and Economy. He is Business Editor at THEWILL Newspaper, and believes that work, not wishes, creates wealth.
