Sangeeta Prasad
Member of the Group Executive Board
Buisness
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
India
Biography
Sangeeta leads the development of integrated cities and industrial parks across India, as part of the company's mission of transforming urban landscapes by creating sustainable communities. She is a frequent speaker at prestigious industry and international events, including the World Economic Forum in Davos, in 2012, where she addressed audiences on 'Urbanisation - Trends, Challenges and Opportunities'. She was also a speaker at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or 'COP 21', in Paris. Sangeeta was part of the FICCI delegation to Hannover Messe in 2015 and a panelist at the FICCI Seminar on 'Smart Cities – the Urban Challenge', at the same forum. In addition to being a Member of the Board of Governors, IIM Lucknow, Sangeeta is an invitee on the FICCI Task Force on Smart Cities and is also on the Steering Committee of the CII National Mission on Smart Cities. She holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University and an MBA from IIM Lucknow. A Chevening scholar, she has to her credit a General Management Programme at INSEAD, Fountainbleu, and has also attended programmes at Harvard University. Sangeeta enjoys spending time with her daughter, who is a constant source of knowledge and inspiration for her. Her areas of interest include quizzing, reading, traveling and music.
Research Interest
She is a frequent speaker at prestigious industry and international events, including the World Economic Forum in Davos, in 2012, where she addressed audiences on 'Urbanisation - Trends, Challenges and Opportunities'. She was also a speaker at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or 'COP 21', in Paris. Sangeeta was part of the FICCI delegation to Hannover Messe in 2015 and a panelist at the FICCI Seminar on 'Smart Cities – the Urban Challenge', at the same forum.