GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - India
Rajeev Uberoi of Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd (IDFC).
Mumbai-based Rajeev Uberoi has served as Group General Counsel and Head of Legal & Audit for IDFC Bank since 2015. Having graduated and later received a PhD from Barkatullah University, Rajeev has over three decades of experience working with the financial sector, starting his career as a Manager at the State Bank of India before later serving as Assistant General Manager at the Reserve Bank of India. He became Head of Risk Management and Compliance at ANZ Grindlays Bank in 1997, before entering a prominent position within the in-house legal team of Standard Chartered Bank. He rose to the position of Regional Head of Operational Risk and Assurant Audit for India and South East Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, following a stint at Citibank India as Vice President and Regulatory Head. He became the Group General Counsel and Group Head Compliance and Controls at IDFC limited in 2009 and later the Group General Counsel and Head Legal & Audit, a position he holds currently. Interviewees attests to his gravitas within the in-house community and the Indian financial sector, labelling him a “significant force” within the area.