Rajiv Lall

Rajiv B. Lall is an Indian financier and political economist who was the CEO and chairman of the Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) in India. His father K.B. Lall was a member of Indian Civil Service.

Early life and education Lall was born on 2 August 1957. He acquired a B.A. (Hons) degree in politics, philosophy, and economics from the Oxford University and Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University. He is conversant in French and can Spanish and Mandarin. Lall resides in Mumbai, and is married to Bunty Chand, the executive director of the Indian chapter of the John Rockefeller-founded Asia Society. He also has a home in Singapore.

Career Before joining Warburg Pincus in 1997, Rajiv Lall was the Head of Asian Economic Research with Morgan Stanley Asia. He stepped down in 2021 to return to academia. At Singapore Management University, he focuses on climate finance, energy transition, and environment and health-related issues.

During his career spanning over two decades, he was worked with the World Bank, Warburg Pincus, Morgan Stanley and Asian Development Bank. He was also an assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University.

Social interests Lok Foundation, along with Lok Capital Group, provides social venture capital to promote social entrepreneurship in education, healthcare and low-cost housing segments.