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Roopa Kudva

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Board Member at The Global Impact Investing Network
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Roopa Kudva is a distinguished business leader and early-stage investor with extensive experience across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. As CEO of CRISIL, she transformed it into a global analytics firm. She also served as Managing Partner for Omidyar Network India, focusing on impact investing. She is a graduate of IIM Ahmedabad.

Roopa is the author of "Leadership Beyond the Playbook, " a book that distills her decades of experience and focuses on practical, principled leadership. She is a two-time LinkedIn Top Voice, sharing insights on leadership, generational dynamics in the workplace, and decision-making. People who have worked with her describe her leadership style as having a rare blend of discipline and empathy.

She has an instinct for betting on potential over pedigree, often taking a chance on candidates whose résumés might not be the obvious choice.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Impact Investing
As former Managing Partner of Omidyar Network India and a board member of the Global Impact Investing Network, she has deep expertise in funding ventures that create social impact.
Modern Leadership
Her book and LinkedIn posts explore practical leadership for today's challenges, including AI, generational shifts, and leading with purpose beyond traditional models.
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Career

Work history

2-2022
Board Member
The Global Impact Investing Network
7-2015 - 11-2023
Managing Partner
Omidyar Network India
11-2018 - 12-2022
Member, Governing Council
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1-2019 - 5-2022
Board member | Independent Director
Nestlé India
5-2020
Board member | Independent Director
Tata AIA Life Insurance
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Education
1984 - 1986
PGDM
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1980 - 1983
B.Sc.
Cotton College, Gauhati University
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