Bama Balakrishnan

COO, Northern Arc Capital

Bama is the COO of Northern Arc Capital. She joined Northern Arc Capital in 2012 and initially served as the Chief Risk Officer, her last role at Northern Arc Capital was that of  Chief Financial Officer from 2017. As CFO, she played a key role in deepening access to liabilities and completing a significant capital raise for Northern Arc. In this phase, she led the strengthening of the risk management approach as the company scaled up across multiple new sectors.

Prior to Northern Arc Capital, Bama worked with ICICI Bank for 10 years initially in the structured finance team and later lead teams in corporate and investment banking in India, USA and Singapore. She is a Director on the Board of Dvara Research, a policy research institution with focus on financial systems design and household finance as key areas. She holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from University of Madras. She is also a CFA charter holder. She is an avid reader and Carnatic music connoisseur.