Shamina Singh
For more than 20 years, Shamina Singh has been on the frontlines of developing and implementing solutions to make the global economy work for everyone, everywhere. Shamina 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, she 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.
In 2018, Mastercard pledged $500 million to advance inclusive growth around the world. Shamina was named President of the Mastercard Impact Fund and charged with activating those philanthropic dollars to advance inclusive growth and financial inclusion around the world.
Currently, she sits on the Boards of Data & Society and ADL, a leading anti-hate organization. In addition, she serves as a Board Member of the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders and the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University. Shamina co-chairs the Ad Council’s Advisory Committee on Public Issues and serves on the Advisory Boards of social enterprise Women Reignite and The Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship. She is also a Henry Crown Fellow with The Aspen Institute.
In 2015, Shamina was appointed by President Obama 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 and an alum of the Young Global Leaders program of the World Economic Forum. She has thrice been named to the Financial Times’ Top 100 LGBT+ Executives and was recently ranked #9 on Fast Company’s Queer 50 list.
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.
Shamina earned a Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University and a Master of Public Administration from the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. She has also completed executive education programs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and the Indian School of Business.
In 2018, Mastercard pledged $500 million to advance inclusive growth around the world. Shamina was named President of the Mastercard Impact Fund and charged with activating those philanthropic dollars to advance inclusive growth and financial inclusion around the world.
Currently, she sits on the Boards of Data & Society and ADL, a leading anti-hate organization. In addition, she serves as a Board Member of the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders and the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University. Shamina co-chairs the Ad Council’s Advisory Committee on Public Issues and serves on the Advisory Boards of social enterprise Women Reignite and The Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship. She is also a Henry Crown Fellow with The Aspen Institute.
In 2015, Shamina was appointed by President Obama 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 and an alum of the Young Global Leaders program of the World Economic Forum. She has thrice been named to the Financial Times’ Top 100 LGBT+ Executives and was recently ranked #9 on Fast Company’s Queer 50 list.
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.
Shamina earned a Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University and a Master of Public Administration from the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. She has also completed executive education programs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and the Indian School of Business.
Vice Chairman and President, Strategic Growth
Mastercard
Founder & President
Executive Vice President
Sustainability at Mastercard
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President
Social Impact, International Markets
Senior Vice President
External Engagement
Senior Vice President
Thought Leadership
Senior Vice President
Social Impact, NAM
Vice President
Asia Pacific
Director
Impact Data Science
Analyst
Strive, China
Vice President
North America
Vice President
ESG Strategy and Operations
Director
Latin America & the Caribbean
Director
Grants and Operations
Vice President
Strive
Director
Global Programs
Director
Content
Director
Social Impact, NAM
Manager
Social Impact, International Markets
Director
Knowledge and Insights
Senior Analyst
Operations
Manager
Social Impact, India
Director
Digital Engagement
Vice President
Strategic Partnerships
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
Senior Data Fellow
Center for Inclusive Growth
Associate Professor
The University of New Orleans Department of Planning & Urban Studies
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
Managing Director
Emerging Markets & Africa
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