Shanu Hinduja is the chairperson of Geneva-based Hinduja Swiss bank (officially SP Hinduja Banque Privee). Part of the third generation of the Hinduja Swiss family, Shanu Hinduja studied finance and accounting in London. Joining the banking sector in the 1980s‚ she trained at renowned firms such as Merrill Lynch‚ Morgan Stanley and Nomura and gained exposure to portfolio management and asset allocation. That is not the education and experience of someone entering a family business through a side door․ This was the formation of a serious banking professional who happened to also be the eldest daughter of the late Srichand Hinduja. Srichand, who passed away in 2023, was the eldest of the four Hinduja brothers, and spearheaded the group’s banking operations.
Shanu Hinduja holds an executive certificate in global management, finance, and luxury from France’s INSEAD, one of the world's top B-schools. In 2005‚ Shanu Hinduja began working at one of the top banks in Switzerland managing UHNW client portfolios․ She joined the Hinduja Switzerland bank in 2013 and has served as the chairperson since 2018. The bank offers private banking‚ wealth management‚ investment advisory and corporate finance services․
What Shanu Hinduja has brought to the chairpersonship is her unique vision. She has a clear vision to ensure finance acts as a force for inclusion and opportunity‚ and she utilizes her position to support those whose voices have been overlooked or side-lined․
She has been a fervent advocate for social causes. As Co-Chairperson of the United Nations Global Accelerator‚ she has spoken at the UN General Assembly on the role of finance and private‑sector capital in creating decent jobs and expanding social protection. She is an Honorary Professor of Leadership at University of Bolton Institute of Management, and has, as chairperson of the Hinduja Foundation in the US, provided scholarships at Columbia University‚ Massachusetts General Hospital‚ and University of Cambridge․
"Banks play a critical role in helping societies succeed and people prosper because they are engines of growth‚ inclusion‚ and stability․ They fuel entrepreneurship‚ infrastructure‚ innovation‚ and job creation by providing credit and financial services to the real economy," Shanu Hinduja said in an interview with Leaders Magazine. “When supported by smart, efficient regulation and when profits are sustainably reinvested in growth, banks can simultaneously deliver long-term value for shareholders, expand opportunity and inclusion, and underpin broader social and economic progress.”
