Deepak Satwalekar serves as a member on the IIHS board.
Education:
Deepak received a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Bombay. Subsequently, he received an M.B.A. from The American University, Washington DC.
Deepak retired as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd. Prior to this, he was the Managing Director of HDFC, the country’s largest mortgage lender.
In addition, Deepak has been a consultant to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and other bilateral and multilateral agencies and has worked in several countries.
He also serves as an independent director on the boards of some large companies in India.
Deepak serves on the India Advisory Board of a large European bank and is currently active on the Board of Trustees of Isha Vidhya and Teach to Lead, which are engaged in the field of primary education for the low income and socially disadvantaged members of society in rural and urban India respectively. He also advises a company which is establishing a network of BPO companies in rural areas across the country.
He is a recipient of the “Distinguished Alumnus Award” from IIT, Bombay. He is on the Advisory Council of IIT, Bombay. He has been a member of and chaired several industry, Reserve Bank of India and government expert groups.