Independent Consultant, Board Director and Investor
Senior finance and strategy professional with 30+ years of experience across India, China, South East Asia and Middle East. Currently a Senior Advisor at Strategic Consultancy firm, McKinsey & Company
Supriya has spent the previous 25+ years at corporate and investment banks and private equity investment organizations including Citigroup, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, GE Capital, and Fortune Super Equity in project-financed infrastructure transactions across India, South Asia, China, South East Asia and Middle East.
Expertise in infrastructure finance, sustainability and climate finance, asset monetization and other structured financings, digital innovation, digital platforms and smart cities.
Thought leader and frequent speaker/panelist on topics such as innovations in Infrastructure finance & Smart Cities, Data Monetization and Analytics, and market development insights within the technology-enabled infrastructure sector.
Extremely interested in the digital transformation agenda especially in relation to climate change, the circular economy, emissions reduction pathways and the low-carbon transition.
Actively advise start-ups in infrastructure and/or community sector in India and South East Asia on business models and go-to-market success. Participated as investor/mentor/judge at various innovation events hosted by networks such as Oracle, Singtel, DBS, Singapore International Foundation, IIX and Singapore Fintech Festival.
Board/ advisor to non-profits in strategy, governance and fund-raising, incl. a Singapore-based platform connecting Fintechs to Financial institutions globally, a UK-registered fund which educates under-privileged children in Cambodia, a Singapore-based charity that provides free riding therapy to disabled children in Singapore, a health charity that provides services to stroke survivors in Singapore, and a zero-waste city development initiative in India.