Ms. Ireena Vittal
Independent Director
food and beverages industry
TATA
India
Biography
Mrs. Ireena Vittal, a former partner with McKinsey & Co, is a recognised thought partner to consumer-facing companies looking to build large-scale, profitable businesses in emerging markets. She has also served governments and public institutions to design and implement solutions core to India’s’ development, such as inclusive urban development and sustainable rural growth. Mrs. Ireena was a founding member of the economic-development practice and the global emerging-markets practice at McKinsey. After 25 years in the corporate world, she is currently working in the urban & agriculture space and is also an Independent Director on the board of select Indian companies (Axis Bank, Titan Industries, Indian Hotels, Godrej Consumer, Glaxo Smithkline) and on the global advisory board of ideo.org. Prior to joining McKinsey, Ireena worked with Nestle and with MaxTouch (now Vodafone). Ireena graduated in electronics and has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. She is married and in her spare time, she runs and reads.
Research Interest
Mrs. Ireena Vittal, a former partner with McKinsey & Co, is a recognised thought partner to consumer-facing companies looking to build large-scale, profitable businesses in emerging markets. She has also served governments and public institutions to design and implement solutions core to India’s’ development, such as inclusive urban development and sustainable rural growth. Mrs. Ireena was a founding member of the economic-development practice and the global emerging-markets practice at McKinsey. After 25 years in the corporate world, she is currently working in the urban & agriculture space and is also an Independent Director on the board of select Indian companies (Axis Bank, Titan Industries, Indian Hotels, Godrej Consumer, Glaxo Smithkline) and on the global advisory board of ideo.org. Prior to joining McKinsey, Ireena worked with Nestle and with MaxTouch (now Vodafone). Ireena graduated in electronics and has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. She is married and in her spare time, she runs and reads.
