Ajaypal Singh Banga

Ajaypal Singh Banga

Indian-American business executive (born 1959)

Ajaypal Singh "Ajay" Banga (born November 10, 1959) is an Indian-born American business executive, who is the president of the World Bank Group since 2023. He was the executive chairman of Mastercard, after having previously been president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company from July 2010 until December 2020.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Ajaypal Singh Banga (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 10, 1959.1

About

He retired from this position in December 2021, and joined General Atlantic as its vice chairman.

Before being nominated to the World Bank, he was the chairman of Exor, the Agnelli-Elkann family holding company that controls its stakes in Stellantis and other industrial and financial businesses, and chairman of the public-private Partnership for Central America with U.S. vice president Kamala Harris.

Banga is the former chairman of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) representing more than 300 of the largest international companies investing in India, and chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Banga was elected President of the World Bank on 3 May 2023, having been nominated to the position in February 2023 by the Biden administration.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ajaypal Singh Banga, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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