Quick Info
| Profession | Banker |
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| Nationality | Indian |
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| Date of Birth | 18/03/1956 |
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| Age | 70 years |
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| Birthplace | Kolkata |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 161 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | Black |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| School | St. Xavier's School, Bokaro, Jharkhand |
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| College/University | - Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta
- Jadavpur University, Kolkata (1972 β 1974)
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| Educational Qualification | - Graduation in English Literature, Lady Brabourne College
- M.A. in English, Jadavpur University
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Personal Life
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
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| Hometown(s) | - Bokaro in Jharkhand
- Bhilai in Chhattisgarh
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| Hobby | Reading Books |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 1983 |
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| Family | | Husband | Pritimoy Bhattacharya (Director at Techno India Group and former IIT-Kharagpur professor) |
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| Parents | | Father | Prodyut Kumar Mukherjee (worked at Bhilai Steel Plant as electrical engineer) |
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| Mother | Kalyani Mukherjee (Homeopathic consultant) |
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| Children | | Son | None |
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| Daughter | Sukrita Bhattacharya |
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| Siblings | | Brother | Name not known |
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| Sister | Aditi Basu (elder) |
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Career
| Career Milestones | - Chairperson and CEO of Salesforce India since April 2020
- Chairman of SWIFT India since December 2018
- Board Of Directors of Reliance Industries Limited since December 2018
- Board Of Directors of Wipro Limited from December 2018 to April 2020
- Board Of Directors of Piramal Group from December 2018 to April 2020
- Additional Director (Independent) of CRISIL Ltd. from October 2018 to April 2020
- Chairperson and MD of SBI from 2013-2017
- Deputy MD of SBI in 2011
- In-charge of SBI in Karnataka in 2009
- GM at Mumbai branch of SBI in 2007, promoted to Chief General Manager
- DGM at foreign department of SBI's Kolkata branch in 2000
- Vice-President, branch coordinator at SBI's New York office from 1996-2000
- Worked at Kharagpur branch of SBI from 1983-1992, left as Assistant General Manager
- Joined SBI as Probationary Officer in 1977
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| Awards, Honours, Achievements | - Named the 24th most powerful woman in Asia-Pacific by Fortune magazine in 2014
- Consistently ranked No. 1 in the list of Fortune Indiaβs Most Powerful Women in Business from 2014-2017
- Listed as the 30th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2015
- Recognised as the Outstanding Woman Business Leader of the Year at the 10th India Business Leader Awards in 2015
- Listed as the 25th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2016
- Ranked among the 'FP Top 100 Global Thinkers' by Foreign Policy magazine in 2016
- Felicitated with the 'Woman of the Year Award' for Banking and Financial Service by the then Governor of Maharashtra in 2016
- Listed 19th in India's 50 Most powerful people by India Today magazine in 2017
- Named 'Business Leader of the Year' at The Asian Awards in 2018
- Honoured with the ninth V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards for Excellence in 2018
- Conferred with the Padma Shri award by the Indian government in 2025
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Favourites
| Book | 14: Stories That Inspired Satyajit Ray, by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Retired Indian banker and former Chairperson of State Bank of India. |
| 2. First woman to lead a Fortune India 500 company. |
| 3. Only woman banker in the world to achieve this. |
| 4. Youngest managing director and chief financial officer of SBI. |
| 5. Had aspirations to earn a PhD degree and learn Sanskrit. |
| 6. Initially aimed to be a journalist while studying English literature. |
| 7. Cleared the Probation Officer exam conducted by SBI. |
| 8. Joined SBI in September 1977, on the Panchami day of Durga Puja, as a 21-year-old Probationary Officer. |
| 9. Played a key role in launching new companies and initiatives at SBI. |
| 10. Implemented various policies for the bank's female employees during her leadership at SBI. |