Director's Profile

Shri Arvind Kumar was appointed to the Board of ICICI Bank, by the Government of India effective July 22, 2011. He is currently the Joint Secretary in the Department of Financial Services (Ministry of Finance). Arvind Kumar did graduation in Economics from St. Stephens College, Delhi in 1987 followed by post-graduate diploma in management (PGDM) from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) in 1989. He joined Indian Administrative Service in 1991 and belongs to Andhra Pradesh Cadre where he worked from 1991 till 2006. He did Masters in Public Policy (MPP) from Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University in 2006-07 as Robert McNamara scholar. He also did course on Leadership and Excellence as Chevening Gurukul scholar at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2010. He has an experience of twenty years in public policy and governance with focus on development sector. His work in arresting 'female foeticide' and restoring Sex Ratio at Birth is widely acknowledged.