Arundhati Bhattacharya is a retired Indian banker and the first woman chairperson of the 'State Bank of India.' She served on the board of several other companies. Bhattacharya, who once aspired to become a journalist, casually took up the entrance exam for the SBI and cracked the exam. This is how her glorious journey in the banking industry began. In her decades-long career with the SBI, Bhattacharya brought in several revolutionary changes that benefitted the bank. Bhattacharya also introduced several pro-women policies for SBI employees. Bhattacharya served in various departments of the SBI, including retail, corporate, large corporate, treasury, new businesses, human resource, and investment banking. She was also instrumental in introduction of various reforms In the SBI. Under Bhattacharya's leadership, SBI transformed from a state-run lender into a customer-friendly bank. She retired as the chairperson of SBI in 2017.
