OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leadership at the core of transformation—empowering agriculture at Samunnati.
With diverse expertise and deep commitment, the Board of Directors steers Samunnati’s journey. Their guidance shapes our path toward sustainable impact for farmers and agri-communities.
Founder & Non-Executive Chairman
Anil Kumar S G
Anil Kumar SG is the Founder & Non-Executive Chairman of Samunnati. His passion to bring resounding impact in the agri ecosystem led to the establishment of India’s largest enterprise, Samunnati. His vision was translated to Samunnati’s mission, which is to create an open agri-network to unlock the Trillion dollar plus potential of Indian agriculture with smallholder farmers at the center of it.
Anil has close to three decades of experience in the areas of Rural, Retail and Agri Banking. Anil’s professional journey has lent him an understanding of Indian smallholder farmers. Prior to Samunnati, Anil was the Co-Founder & Trustee of IFMR Trust and the CEO of IFMR Rural Channels. Anil holds a Masters in Management from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration from Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune and a graduate degree in Humanities from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Diwakar Ram Boddupalli
Wholetime Director
Suresh Rajagopalan
A global business leader, Suresh brings over 30 years of expertise in Banking, Payments, and Fintech, having held key leadership roles at global banks, Infosys, and FSS Solutions. Most recently, he served as CEO of Wibmo, a global full stack PayTech Platform company acquired by Naspers-backed PayU. With deep expertise in technology, platform development, and financial services, he will drive Samunnati’s digital transformation, spearhead innovations, and strengthen market linkages through SAIL, scaling technology-led solutions for the agri ecosystem.
Independent Director
K Krishnan
Mr. Krishnan is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant and has over 40 years of multi-industry experience spanning strategy and operations in organizations like Airtel, RPG Group, Murugappa Group etc., and brings financial acumen with a keen sense of entrepreneurship to business. He has built wide experience and knowledge enabling the identification of business scenarios, finding turnaround solutions, nurturing and growing businesses and has handled many startups and helped them scale into multimillion businesses.
Independent Director
Padma Chandrasekaran
Padma Chandrasekaran has over 30 years of experience as an Executive, Entrepreneur, Board Member in the for-profit and philanthropic sectors in India and globally.