Shamina Singh
Shamina Singh is the Founder & President of the Center for Inclusive Growth, the philanthropic hub of Mastercard. She also serves as Executive Vice President of Corporate Sustainability. Since 2014, Shamina has led the Center with a remit to leverage Mastercard’s data, technology, capital and expertise for social impact. In her role as EVP for Sustainability, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the environmental, social and governance strategy across the company as well as integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into Mastercard’s core objectives.
In 2018, Mastercard pledged $500 million to advance inclusive growth around the world. Shamina is charged with activating those philanthropic dollars through the newly-created, non-profit Mastercard Impact Fund. In these roles she is responsible for advancing equitable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world.
In 2015, Shamina was appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a six-year term on the Board of the Corporation for National and Community Service. She is a graduate of the Presidential Leadership Fellows program, an alum of the Young Global Leaders program of the World Economic Forum, a Henry Crown Fellow with the Aspen Institute, and currently sits on the boards of the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University and Data & Society.
Prior to joining Mastercard, Shamina led Government and Public Affairs for Nike and spent five years with Citi’s Global Community Development Group. Over a 15-year career in the public sector, Shamina has held senior positions in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2015, Shamina was appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a six-year term on the Board of the Corporation for National and Community Service. She is a graduate of the Presidential Leadership Fellows program, an alum of the Young Global Leaders program of the World Economic Forum, a Henry Crown Fellow with the Aspen Institute, and currently sits on the boards of the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University and Data & Society.
Prior to joining Mastercard, Shamina led Government and Public Affairs for Nike and spent five years with Citi’s Global Community Development Group. Over a 15-year career in the public sector, Shamina has held senior positions in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Chair of the Board
Center for Inclusive Growth
Vice Chairman and President
Strategic Growth for Mastercard
Founder & President
Center for Inclusive Growth
Executive Vice President
Sustainability at Mastercard
Executive Director
Center for Inclusive Growth
Vice President
Global Programs
Director
Strategic Partnerships
Vice President
Asia Pacific
Director
North America
Vice President
Data & Insights
Senior Analyst
Social Media
Director
Latin America & the Caribbean
Director
Middle East & Africa
Manager
Data Science
Vice President
Strategy & Operations
Director
Global Programs
Director
Content
Analyst
Data Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Data Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science
Yale University
Data Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Senior Economist
World Bank
Data Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
Data Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Associate Professor
The University of New Orleans Department of Planning & Urban Studies
Data Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Former Director and Senior Advisor
The World Bank Group
Senior Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Former Chief Economist
Royal Dutch Shell
Senior Advisor
Digital Inclusion
Dean of Global Business
The Fletcher School | Tufts University
Senior Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Chairperson
People Research on India's Consumer Economy
Senior Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Executive Director
Africa and Frontier Markets, Deloitte
Senior Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Executive Director
China’s National Economic Research Institute
Senior Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Director
Harvard Center for International Development
Senior Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Professor Of Practice
Hult International Business School
Senior Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Professor of International Trade and Investment
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Special Advisor for Microentrepreneurship
Center for Inclusive Growth
Director - Institute for Business and Social Impact
Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
Senior Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Director
Bruegel Institute