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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Arundhati Bhattacharya
|image = Arundhati Bhattacharya - Kolkata 2014-05-23 4312.JPG
|caption =
|office = [[Chairman of State Bank of India|23rd Chairperson of State Bank of India]]
|predecessor = [[Pratip Chaudhuri]]
|successor = [[Rajnish Kumar (banker)|Rajnish Kumar]]
|term_start = 7 October 2013
|term_end = 6 October 2017
|predecessor1 =
|successor1 =
|birth_place = [[Kolkata, West Bengal]], [[India]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|03|18}}
|death_date =
|alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]<br>[[Jadavpur University]]<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/profile/arundhati-bhattacharya/?list=power-women|title=Arundhati Bhattacharya}} ''Forbes''</ref> <br> [[Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata]]
|nationality = Indian
|spouse = Pritimoy Bhattacharya
|residence = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]<ref name=Forbes/>
}}

'''Arundhati Bhattacharya''' is a retired [[Indian people|Indian]] [[banker]] and former [[Chairman of State Bank of India|Chairperson of the State Bank of India]].<ref name=Forbes/> She is the first woman to be the [[Chairman of State Bank of India|Chairperson of State Bank of India]] . In 2016, she was listed as the [[Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women|25th most powerful woman in the world]] by ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name="Forbes14">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The World's 100 Most Powerful Women|url=https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/#tab:overall|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101065650/http://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/#tab:overall|archive-date=1 November 2016|access-date=7 June 2016|work=Forbes}}</ref> She is the only Indian corporate leader listed on [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'s world's greatest leaders list ranked at 26.

In 2018, her interview titled "Arundhati Bhattacharya: The Making of SBI’s First Woman Chairperson" was published on [https://hbrascend.org/topics/arundhati-bhattacharya-sbi-chairperson/ Harvard Business Review Ascend] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223233/https://hbrascend.org/topics/arundhati-bhattacharya-sbi-chairperson/ |date=12 November 2018 }}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hbrascend.org/topics/arundhati-bhattacharya-sbi-chairperson/|title=Arundhati Bhattacharya: The Making of SBI's First Woman Chairperson|publisher=hbrascend|access-date=12 November 2018|archive-date=12 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223233/https://hbrascend.org/topics/arundhati-bhattacharya-sbi-chairperson/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Bhattacharya was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family in the city of [[Kolkata]]. She spent her childhood in [[Bokaro Steel City]]. Her father, Prodyut Kumar Mukherjee worked at [[Bokaro Steel Plant]]. Her mother, Kalyani Mukherjee was a homeopathy consultant in Bokaro. She completed her schooling from St. Xavier's School, Bokaro<ref name="test">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/all-you-need-to-know-about-arundhati-bhattacharya-sbis-first-woman-chairperson-1152593.html| title= All you need to know about Arundhati Bhattacharya, SBIs first woman chief|publisher=FirstPost}}</ref>

She studied English literature at Calcutta's [[Lady Brabourne College]] and then at [[Jadavpur University]]. Her husband, Pritimoy Bhattacharya,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131009/jsp/business/story_17440117.jsp#.VuG-0jZqp7Y|title=Steady climb to the top|publisher=telegraphindia}}</ref> is an ex-professor of [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]].

==Career==

Bhattacharya joined SBI in September 1977. She is the first woman to lead an India-based [[Fortune India 500]] company. Initially, she joined SBI in 1977 as a Probationary Officer at the age of 22 years.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|title=SBI gets its first woman chair in 206 years |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/business/india-business/SBI-gets-its-first-woman-chair-in-206-years/articleshow/23670346.cms |work= The Times of India|date=8 October 2013 |author=Mayur Shetty|access-date= 14 October 2013}}</ref> She has held several positions during her 36-year career with the bank including working in foreign exchange, treasury, retail operations, human resources and investment banking. This included positions like the chief executive of the bank's merchant banking arm- State Bank of India Capital Markets; chief general manager in charge of new projects. She has also served at the bank's New York office. She has been involved with the launch of several new businesses such as SBI General Insurance, SBI Custodial Services, SBI Pension Funds Pvt. Ltd. and the SBI Macquarie Infrastructure Fund.<ref name="TOI"/> She succeeded Pratip Chaudhuri, as chairman, who retired 30 Sep. 2013<ref name="test2">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Arundhati-Bhattacharya-is-new-chief-of-SBI/articleshow/23653598.cms | title=Arundhati Bhattacharya is new chief of SBI}}</ref> She introduced a two-year sabbatical leave policy for the bank's female employees to use either for maternity or elder care. On Women's day, she announced free vaccination against cervical cancer to all the bank's female employees.

In 2016, she was named the 25th most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes,'' which was her first time being ranked on the list.<ref name=Forbes14/>
In the same year, she was ranked among the [[FP Top 100 Global Thinkers]] by [[Foreign Policy (magazine)|Foreign Policy magazine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/narendra-modi-amit-shah-among-top-decision-makers-in-global-thinkers-list/10003/|title=Narendra Modi named top decision maker, BJP's Amit Shah, SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya too in 'Global Thinkers' list|access-date=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205348/http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/narendra-modi-amit-shah-among-top-decision-makers-in-global-thinkers-list/10003/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was named the 4th most powerful woman in Asia Pacific by Fortune.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/fortunes-list-of-most-powerful-women-in-asia-pacific-has-8-indians-18511#photo-238478|title= Fortune's List of Most Powerful Women in Asia-Pacific Has 8 Indians}}</ref> In 2017, [[India Today]] magazine ranked her at 19th in India's 50 Most powerful people of 2017 list.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's 50 powerful people|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-top-50-powerful-indians-mukesh-ambani-ratan-tata-kumar-mangalam-birla-gautam-adani-anand-mahindra-srk-amitabh-bacchan/1/928939.html|work=[[India Today]]|date=14 April 2017}}</ref>

She was due for retirement in October 2016, but was granted an extension till October 2017, allegedly for the controversial merger of the SBI's five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank, in the wake of gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) mounting to 73 percent; the present government justifying the move through [[Banks Board Bureau]], who consolidated her extension.<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/arundhati-bhattacharya-gets-a-year-s-extension-as-sbi-chief-116100100427_1.html][http://www.financialexpress.com/economy/arundhati-bhattacharya-term-as-sbi-chairman-extended-till-october-2017/400456/][http://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/companies/200517/sbi-to-hire-lesser-staff-in-fy18-due-to-merger-with-associate-banks.html Arundhati Bhattacharya term as SBI Chairman extended till October 2017]</ref>

In 2018 she was named Business Leader of the Year at [[The Asian Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/asian-awards-2018-recognition-glamour|title= Asian Awards 2018: Recognition with Lots of Glitz and Glamour|date= 29 April 2018|publisher=Desiblitz}}</ref>
Arundhati Bhattacharya has joined as additional director, 'independent director' of Reliance Industries for five years commencing 17 October 2018.

In 2020 she was hired as the chairperson and chief executive for the India division of [[Salesforce]], the global giant in CRM.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salesforce appoints former State Bank of India chair Arundhati Bhattacharya as India CEO |url=https://thetechportal.com/2020/03/18/salesforce-appoints-former-state-bank-of-india-chair-arundhati-bhattacharya-as-india-ceo/ |publisher= The Tech Portal|date=18 March 2020 |author=Upneet Singh|access-date= 18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/former-sbi-chairperson-arundhati-bhattacharya-to-be-ceo-of-salesforce-india/articleshow/74677936.cms|title=Salesforce India CEO: Former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya to be CEO of Salesforce India |last1=John|first1=Sujit |date=17 March 2020|first2=Shilpa |last2=Phadnis |website=The Times of India |access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/salesforce-india-idINKBN2142RX|title=Salesforce hires former banker Arundhati Bhattacharya as India CEO - source|date=2020-03-17|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-03-18|language=en}}</ref> She is also currently chairperson of [[Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication|SWIFT]] India, part of a global payments network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/salesforce-hires-former-sbi-boss-arundhati-bhattacharya-as-india-ceo-5044011.html|title=Salesforce hires former SBI boss Arundhati Bhattacharya as India CEO|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>

Bhattacharya rendered her resignation as an independent director of CRISIL (a global analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services) effective 15 April.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ex-SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya resigns from CRISIL board |url = https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/ex-sbi-chief-arundhati-bhattacharya-resigns-from-crisil-board-5050141.html |website = Moneycontrol.com|access-date = 2020-03-19}}</ref>

She cited her joining Salesforce India as chairperson and CEO effective 20 April as the reason for the resignation. Bhattacharya would report to Ulrik Nehammer, General Manager APAC.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Salesforce hires Arundhati Bhattacharya as India Chairman, CEO |url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/salesforce-hires-arundhati-bhattacharya-as-india-chairman-ceo/articleshow/74677927.cms |access-date = 2020-03-19}}</ref>

Currently she is working as Non-Executive Director with Reliance Industries limited.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://feministaa.com/2016/09/26/the-banker-to-the-next-generation-arundhati-bhattacharya-2/ Watch complete interview: The banker to the next generation, Arundhati Bhattacharya]. ''Feministaa.com''
* [http://www.storypick.com/arundhati-bhattacharya/ 7 Lesser Known Facts About Arundhati Bhattacharya That You Probably Didn’t Know]. ''storypick.com''
* [http://www.businessinsider.in/Know-how-SBI-chief-Arundhati-Bhattacharya-changed-Indias-largest-bank-for-the-better/articleshow/47445237.cms Know how SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya changed India's largest bank for the better]. ''Business Insider India''
* [https://www.bloombergquint.com/topic/arundhati-bhattacharya Arundhati Bhattacharya] collected news and commentary at [[BloombergQuint]]

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