Sandhya has been a Global, APAC and India leader with Deutsche Bank, Thomson Reuters, AXA/ Guardian Royal Exchange and the TVS Group for over 35 years and as Managing Director since 2001. Her experience covers Financial services; Off-shoring / shared services; Operations & technology; Risk, Regulatory Governance; Strategy, Innovation & Digitalisation and Social impact initiatives. Sandhya currently has a professional portfolio ranging from being an Independent Director; strategic consultant for start-up ecosystems and scale-ups; Social venture engagement & being part of a national think tank. Sandhya is on the board of : TTK Prestige; Himatsingka Seide; Electronica Finance Ltd; a Nominee Director, on behalf of Indian Angel Network, with Ascorb Technologies Pvt Limited.

Trustee on Industry Craft Foundation. A Governor on the Board of IIIT, Delhi. A Board Member & Distinguished Professor with ASIA [Advanced Study Institute of Asia ], a national think tank. She is a Partner with Social Venture Partners & also a Core committee member of Sri Shankara Cancer hospital. She should be shortly joining Unitus Capital inclusive Credit & Atal Innovation Centre for Assistive Technology Foundation. Sandhya is active in the Start-up ecosystem as a board member of The Indus Enterprise [TiE] & the FinTech Chair, Bangalore. She is a Mentor at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore’s NSRCEL. As a member of Indian Angel & Mumbai Angel networks she actively evaluates and mentors Start-ups. She has been providing advisory support to start-ups and organisations scaling up including one from Israel. As someone actively committed to the social sector, she is a Partner at Social Venture Partners and is part of the Grants & Partnership Committee. Recently she has been actively engaged with a national forum providing input to National Education Policy and is an active champion of Intellectual Property. Sandhya has been active in industry bodies such as NASSCOM: as Exco; Regional Council member; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion [DEI] & NASSCOM Foundation Trustee. With CII engaged in developing Knowledge systems & innovation ecosystems, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Governance, Ethics & Transparency. A champion of women’s empowerment at work through NASSCOM, CII, Sonders Connect, AnitaB.org advisory body. She is also a member of YPO Gold. Sandhya has a Masters in History & Marketing; Sandhya’s diverse experience, passion to deliver coupled with her curiosity and desire to learn enables her to become part of various eco-systems and provide unique perspectives to promote growth and change.