Rishi Kalra

Critic
DISC Type : C

Executive Director & Group CFO at ofi

Singapore

Overview

Rishi Kalra is the Executive Director and Group CFO at ofi, with over 25 years of experience integrating sustainability and corporate finance. A Chartered Accountant and Wharton alumnus, he has led major transformations, including Olam Groups reorganization. He is a recognized leader in sustainable finance, having won the 2025 Finance for the Future Leadership Award.

There is no publicly available information regarding Rishis personal life or hobbies outside of his extensive professional commitments to sustainability and finance leadership.

He founded and led ofis dedicated Finance for Sustainability (F4S) team and was the founding Chair for the Asia Pacific chapter of the A4S CFO Leadership Network.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Critic

ROI Driven

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Topics They Care About

Sustainable Finance
A core focus of his career, he has founded a dedicated Finance for Sustainability team and chairs leadership networks on the topic.
Climate Action
He is a vocal advocate for climate action and speaks on panels about the role of carbon capital and achieving tangible emissions reductions.
Nature-Positive Economy
He participates in global forums discussing the infrastructure required for a nature-positive economy and believes nature is 'everyone's business'.

Media Appearances

Rishi Kalra – Speaker Profile, Asia Summit 2025, Milken Institute. Featured in Milken Institute

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Work History

1-2020
Executive Director & Group CFO at ofi
1-2020 - 11-2021
Managing Director & Group CFO at ofi
4-2019 - 3-2020
President - Finance at Olam
7-2016 - 3-2020
Global (Group) Head - Finance at Olam
7-2013 - 7-2016
Global Head - BU & Region Finance at Olam

Education

Advanced Management Program from The Wharton School
Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Exp : 31 Location : Singapore Job Level : Leadership Designation : Executive Director & Group CFO at ofi
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Insights For Selling To Rishi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rishi is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rishi

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rishi move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Rishi take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Rishi

Personality Compatibility


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