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Anjali Bansal: The Opportunity to Drive Value Creation Through Climate Investing
March 22, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
About the event
When applied to large-scale problems, technology and innovation can help create solutions with an outsized impact on climate outcomes.
There is an extraordinary opportunity to build and scale technology-led solutions that can accelerate low-emissions and climate-resilient development pathways and drive impact for people and planet.
Investment in these climate technologies is required across the capital continuum – from early-stage venture capital funding to large public funds. For developing nations such as India, which are critical participants in achieving global sustainability, climate technologies must encompass adaptation, resilience, and mitigation to drive maximum value creation.
About the speaker
Anjali Bansal is the Founding Partner of Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund – investing in technology and innovation-led start-ups catalysing climate solutions and sustainability. Previously, Anjali was 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.
Prior to that, Anjali was a Global Partner and Managing Director with TPG Growth PE, responsible for India, SE Asia, Africa and Middle East. She was also a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York.
Anjali has invested in various successful start-ups including Nykaa, Delhivery, Urban Company, Darwinbox, Farmart, and climate tech startups like Turno and Eeki. She serves as an independent director on leading boards including Tata Power, Nestle, and Piramal Enterprises. She has been appointed on the Board of ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) and GIFT City, and chairs the Climate Council within IVCA. She is a Member of the Evolution Review Committee for Niti Aayog, India’s premier policy think tank chaired by the Indian Prime Minister. Anjali has also previously chaired the India board of Women’s World Banking, and served on the boards of GSK Pharma, Siemens, and Bata.