Ajay Banga
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Ajay Banga is an Indian-American business executive and former Mastercard CEO who became president of the World Bank, focusing on global development and climate-related challenges.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian-American
ⓘ
business executive ⓘ chief executive officer ⓘ president of international organization ⓘ |
| almaMater | St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Joe Biden ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Foreign Policy Association Medal
ⓘ
Padma Shri ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
American Red Cross
ⓘ
Dow Chemical Company ⓘ
surface form:
Dow Inc.
International Chamber of Commerce ⓘ US-India Business Council ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
India
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-11-10 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
ⓘ
Post Graduate Diploma in Management ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| employer |
Citigroup
ⓘ
Mastercard ⓘ Nestlé ⓘ
surface form:
Nestlé India
Pepsi ⓘ
surface form:
PepsiCo
World Bank Group ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Punjabi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
|
| familyName | Banga ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
climate-related challenges
ⓘ
global development ⓘ |
| fullName | Ajaypal Singh Banga ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ajaypal Singh Banga
ⓘ
surface form:
Ajaypal
|
| hasSibling | M.S. Banga ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership on climate finance and development at the World Bank
ⓘ
leading Mastercard’s transition to digital payments and financial inclusion initiatives ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Council on Foreign Relations
ⓘ
International Business Council of the World Economic Forum ⓘ Trilateral Commission ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Chief Executive Officer of Mastercard
ⓘ
Executive Chairman of Mastercard ⓘ President of the World Bank Group ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
corporate director ⓘ |
| officeAssumed | President of the World Bank Group on 2023-06-02 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pune
ⓘ
surface form:
Pune, Maharashtra, India
|
| positionHeld |
Chief Operating Officer of Mastercard
ⓘ
Executive Chairman of Mastercard ⓘ President and CEO of Mastercard ⓘ President of the World Bank Group ⓘ |
| predecessor | David Malpass ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| spouse | Ritu Banga ⓘ |
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