Anil is the Founder & CEO of Samunnati, India’s largest agri enterprise aiming to unlock the trillion dollar potential of Indian agriculture, with smallholder farmers as the focus. Currently working with 6500+ farmer collectives on the supply side and 3500+ agri enterprises on the demand side. Samunnati has enabled over US $3.0 Bn of gross transaction value in its journey so far.

He has close to three decades of banking experience in the areas of rural, retail and agri banking. Prior to promoting Samunnati, Anil, as a Co-Founder & Trustee of IFMR Trust, conceptualized, designed, developed and spearheaded a new model of delivery of financial services in remote rural areas. These stints have lent him a holistic understanding of the agri ecosystem surrounding Indian smallholder farmers.

Anil holds a Masters in Management from the Asian Institute of Management (Manila), an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Management (Pune) and a graduate degree in Humanities from Osmania University (Hyderabad).