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Monish Anand

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Founder & CEO at MyShubhLife
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Monish Anand is the Founder and CEO of MyShubhLife, a fintech startup dedicated to democratizing credit for underserved populations in India. With over 22 years of experience across banking, technology, and telecom, he possesses a unique cross-industry perspective. He holds a PGDM from IFIM, Bangalore. People often describe him as committed, dedicated, and a dynamic leader.

As an Ashoka Fellow, Monish is deeply committed to social entrepreneurship and creating scalable impact. He is also an active Angel Investor, supporting emerging startups. He sees his leadership role as one where he must learn, aspire, and energize those around him, reflecting his passion for fostering innovation and growth.

He is an Ashoka Fellow, a prestigious, lifelong honor recognizing leading social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to systemic social problems.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Monish shows up

Slow Buyer
Skeptic
Self-Disciplined

They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. Being observant comes to them naturally. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Priorities

Topics Monish cares about

Financial Inclusion
His company, MyShubhLife, is built to provide financial products to India's 'Next Half Billion'—households who have historically been excluded from the formal credit system.
Fintech Innovation
He frequently writes for publications like the Times of India on topics such as digital lending, advocating for responsible innovation in India's fast-growing fintech sector.
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Career

Work history

7-2015
Founder & CEO
MyShubhLife
1-2018
Ashoka Fellow
Ashoka
8-2013 - 6-2015
Director & Head of Practice - Global banking and Financial Markets
BT
10-2011 - 8-2013
Head Sales (FSIPPS) - India ,Middle East & Africa
Infosys
7-2010 - 9-2011
Senior Vice President - Retail Assets & Credit Card Group
Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited
In the press

Media appearances

Monish Anand, Founder & CEO, @myshubhlife shares his views on .... Featured in Instagram
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U GRO Capital acquires MyShubhLife to drive embedded financing for small merchants. Featured in IBS Intelligence
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Education
1984 - 1989
ISC
ST. THOMAS COLLEGE
1995 - 1997
PGDM
IFIM, BANGALORE
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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