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, 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 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, 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. She has twice been named to the Financial Times’ Top 100 LGBT+ Executives.
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 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 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, 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. She has twice been named to the Financial Times’ Top 100 LGBT+ Executives.
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.
Chairman 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 & Senior Vice President
Center for Inclusive Growth
Vice President
Data & Insights
Director
Research and Knowledge
Manager
Global Convenings
Vice President
Strategic Engagement
Vice President
Global Programs
Director
Strategic Partnerships
Vice President
Asia Pacific
Director
North America
Senior Analyst
Digital Engagement
Director
Latin America & the Caribbean
Director
Middle East & Africa
Manager
Data Science
Vice President
Strategy & Operations
Director
Global Programs
Director
Content
Analyst
Manager
Knowledge and Insights
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
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
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