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Sriram Iyer

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MD & CEO at HDFC Pension
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Sriram Iyer is the MD & CEO of HDFC Pension, leveraging over three decades of experience in retail banking, financial services, and wealth management to make India retirement-ready. A graduate of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, colleagues describe him as energetic, inspirational, and people-focused.

He is passionate about simplifying complex financial topics to improve financial literacy across the country. He actively advocates for starting retirement planning early, often speaking on the power of compounding. In an interview, he recommended the book "Same as Ever" by Morgan Housel.

He is on a mission to expand the National Pension System (NPS) to every earning Indian, especially the youth and the unorganized workforce.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
MD & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Topics Sriram cares about

Pension System Reform
Actively speaks on the evolution of India's National Pension System (NPS), its tax benefits, and its importance for creating a secure retirement corpus for all Indians.
Financial Literacy
He is a champion for retirement planning and is focused on driving awareness and education to help individuals make informed financial decisions, especially younger generations.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
MD & CEO
HDFC Pension
4-2022 - 5-2025
Chief Executive Officer
HDFC Pension
8-2021 - 4-2022
Head - Group Sales
HDFC Life
4-2017 - 8-2021
Chief Executive Officer
AR Wealth Management Ltd. (Digital Wealth initiative - An Anand Rathi Group company)
5-2015 - 4-2017
Chief Executive Officer
Religare Private Wealth
In the press

Media appearances

Understanding NPS with the Experts | Sriram Iyer MD & CEO HDFC Pension. Featured in HDFC Pension Podcast
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Sriram Iyer, MD & CEO, HDFC Pension on Retirement Planning. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1992 - 1994
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Faculty of Management Studies, M S University of Baroda
1988 - 1992
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The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
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