{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Rajiv Lall | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|08|02}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = Columbia University and Oxford University | occupation = Part time Non-Exe Chairman of IDFC First Bank<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/nN8S5UjphAe4EjLTxmZ0IM/Capital-First-merges-with-IDFC-Bank-to-create-IDFC-First-Ban.html|title=IDFC First Bank}}</ref> | spouse = Bunty Chand | parents = K.B. Lall | children = | networth = }} '''Rajiv B. Lall''' is an Indian finance person and political economist who served as the CEO and chairman of the Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) in India.<ref name = "IDFC"/><ref name = "Business Standard">[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/lok-capital-exploring-new-strategies-for-social-impact/492562/ Lok Capital exploring new strategies for social impact]. business-standard.com (2012-11-14). Retrieved on 2013-01-11.</ref><ref name = "Business Week">[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=132006&ticker=20931511&previousCapId=411168&previousTitle=ICICI%20Bank%20Ltd. Executive Profile - Rajiv Bihari Lall]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Business Week (2012). Retrieved on 2013-01-11.</ref> His father K.B. Lall was a member of Indian Civil Service.

==Early life and education== Lall was born on 2 August 1957. acquired a B.A. (Hons) degree in politics, philosophy, and economics from the Oxford University and Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University.<ref name = "Economic Times">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224753/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-10-07/news/27610353_1_rajiv-lall-warburg-pincus-idfc Golden years of finance yet to come in India: Rajiv Lall, CEO, IDFC] Economic Times (2010-10-07) Retrieved on 2013-01-11.</ref> He is conversant in French and can Spanish and Mandarin.<ref name = "Forbes">[https://www.forbes.com/2009/11/12/forbes-india-rajiv-lall-infrastructure-development-finance-co.html The Re-Engineer] Forbes (2009-12-11) Retrieved on 2013-01-11.</ref> Rajiv Lall resides in Mumbai, and is married to Bunty Chand, the executive director of the Indian chapter of the John Rockefeller-founded Asia Society.<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/of-global-sensibilitiesmenus/308376/ Of global sensibilities... and menus] Business Standard (2007-12-23) Retrieved on 2013-01-11</ref> He also has a home in Singapore.

==Career== Before joining Warburg Pincus in 1997, Rajiv Lall was the Head of Asian Economic Research with Morgan Stanley Asia.<ref name = "Business Standard"/>

In 2005, Lall joined IDFC as MD and CEO. he serves as a director of IDFC Trustee Company Pvt. Ltd., IDFC Capital Company Limited, IDFC Projects Limited, IDFC-SSKI Securities Limited, IDFC-SSKI Limited, IDFC Bank, STCI Finance Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Limited, Spandana Sphoorty Finance Limited, Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited, Qualitas Healthcare, and IDFC Private Equity.<ref name="IDFC">[http://www.idfc.com/project_equity/about/rajiv_lall.htm IDFC official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226051843/http://www.idfc.com/project_equity/about/rajiv_lall.htm |date=2012-12-26 }} IDFC</ref><ref name = "Business Week"/>

Lall founded and launched IDFC Bank in 2015 and later led the acquisition of Grama Vidyal, Tamil Nadu’s largest microfinance company, in a first-of-its-kind transaction to integrate microfinance into mainstream banking. IDFC Bank’s rural business came to be known as Bharat Banking, which delivered full-service banking tools to bottom-of-the-pyramid customers using new technology solutions that relied on micro-ATMs to acquire and manage customers. To secure the Bank’s future, he then engineered the acquisition of Capital First to create IDFC First Bank. He relinquished his role as CEO to complete the organisational transformation to a full-service retail bank under new leadership. <ref name="ETResign">{{cite web |title=Rajiv Lall resigns from chairmanship of IDFC First Bank |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/rajiv-lall-resigns-from-chairmanship-of-idfc-first-bank/articleshow/77933126.cms |website=The Economic Times |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |date=4 September 2020 |access-date=20 December 2025 }}</ref> He stepped down in 2021 to return to academia. At Singapore Management University, he focuses on climate finance, energy transition, and environment and health-related issues. <ref name="Linkedin"> {{cite web |title=Rajiv B. Lall – LinkedIn profile |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajivblall/ |website=LinkedIn |access-date=20 December 2025 }} </ref>

During his career spanning over two decades, he was worked with the World Bank, Warburg Pincus, Morgan Stanley and Asian Development Bank. He was also an assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University.<ref name = "Business Week"/> After leaving Warburg Pincus, he played a pioneering role in create the Indian impact investment ecosystem founding Lok Capital in 2005 and mentoring it and many impact entrepreneurs until 2015.

During Lall's tenure, IDFC became India’s biggest infrastructure finance company with balance sheet worth more than ₨ 60,000 crore.<ref name = "Lunch with BS">[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/lunchbs-rajiv-lall/476985/ Lunch with BS] Business Standard (2012-06-12) Retrieved on 2013-01-11</ref>

==Social interests== Lok Foundation, along with Lok Capital Group, provides social venture capital to promote social entrepreneurship in education, healthcare and low-cost housing segments.<ref name = "Business Standard"/>

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090807054658/http://www.usindiaceoforum.com/infrastructure-summit/cvs/cv-lall-rajiv-b-241007.pdf CV on US - India CEO Forum] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150411091029/http://www.idfc.com/our-firm/rajiv_lall.htm Profile on IDFC official website] * [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/expect-our-margins-to-grow-20-30-bps-if-rbi-cuts-rates-dr-rajiv-lall-idfc/articleshow/17766601.cms Interview on ET Now] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130301034011/http://www.lokcapital.com/rajiv_lall.html Profile on Lok Capital official website] * [http://www.weforum.org/contributors/rajiv-lall World Economic Forum - Dr. Rajiv Lall]

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