Bio
Anjali Bansal is a veteran investor and business leader focused on economic growth, innovation, deeptech, and multidimensional impact at scale. She is the Founder of Avaana Capital, investing in globally competitive solutions in critical sectors such as energy, climate, advanced manufacturing, AI and robotics, semiconductors and quantum computing, agriculture and food systems, biotechnology, and advanced materials.
Prior to founding Avaana, Anjali held senior global leadership roles. She served as the Non-Executive Chairperson of Dena Bank, appointed by the Government of India to steer the stressed bank’s resolution and merger with Bank of Baroda. She was a Global Partner and Managing Director at TPG Growth, where she led strategy and investments across India, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and earlier served as Global Partner and India CEO at Spencer Stuart. Her career began as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York, and earlier as an engineer at ISRO.
Anjali serves as an independent director on leading boards including Tata Power, Nestlé, and Maruti Suzuki. She has been appointed to the committee for NITI Aayog, the Advisory Council of ONDC, and the board of GIFT City.
Anjali has been an active investor and mentor to successful startups including Nykaa, Delhivery, Urban Company, Darwinbox, Agnikul, Eeki Foods, Aerem, Capillary and Amperehour.
Anjali has previously been President of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, chaired the India board of Women’s World Banking and served on the boards of GSK Pharma, Siemens, and Delhivery. She also co-founded and chaired the FICCI program for Women on Corporate Boards.
Anjali is a member of YPO and a charter member of TiE. She has been listed as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Business” by leading Indian publications, including Business Today, Fortune, and Forbes.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University, a master’s degree from Columbia University, and the Harvard YPO Presidents Program.