Mr. Udaya Kumar Hebbar is the Managing Director at CA Grameen and a veteran in the microfinance industry who established that inclusive finance could succeed with a market-based model. He has been the architect behind the transformational journey of building the CA Grameen brand as the leading microfinance institution in India.

He is a seasoned banker with over 35 years of rich experience spanning across operations, including rural, agriculture, and micro-banking fields. Prior to joining CA Grameen, he held various leadership positions including Head of Commercial Banking and Payment Operations at Barclays Bank PLC. and successful stints of over a decade each in Corporation Bank and ICICI Bank. Mr. Udaya holds a Master’s degree in Commerce from Karnataka University, Dharwad, and is a certificated associate from the Indian Institute of Bankers.