Anjali Bansal is managing partner of Spencer Stuart’s Indian business, which she was instrumental in establishing. Based in Mumbai, she is a member of the firm's global Board Services Practice and advises Indian and multinational companies on CEO and senior executive search, governance and succession. She is also a member of the Private Equity, Financial Services, Industrial and Technology, Communications & Media practices, working in various geographies across the U.S., Europe, India and Southeast Asia.
Anjali is a frequent commentator on board governance, CEO succession, entrepreneurship and other executive leadership issues, and also convenes roundtable discussions on these topics with industry leaders. She is a regular columnist with Mint – The Wall Street Journal and other leading publications.'
Before entering the executive search field, Anjali was with McKinsey & Company. Based in New York and Mumbai, she consulted on strategy and organizational issues with firms in financial services, private equity, industrial, technology, and media.
She has a strong interest in development and entrepreneurship and chairs the board of FWWB (Friends of Women's World Banking), a leading international microfinance institution. In addition, she serves on the board of Ananya Microfinance and is a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).
Anjali received a master's degree, with distinction, from Columbia University, in international affairs majoring in international finance and business and a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Gujarat University in India.