Shilpa Kumar is the Managing Director and Head of India at British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor. She is responsible for driving BII’s climate finance and inclusive growth investments across India.

BII invests in businesses in developing countries and has pledged to commit up to $1 billion in climate finance in India, over 2022-2026. India represents BII’s largest country-level investment portfolio with $2.5 billion invested across more than 600 businesses.

Before BII, Shilpa was a Partner at Omidyar Network India, where she led strategy and investments across responsible tech, climate, cities, and inclusive property initiatives. She has earlier served as the MD and CEO of ICICI Securities.

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