Anjali Bansal is managing director of Spencer Stuart’s Indian business, which she was instrumental in establishing. Based in Mumbai, she is responsible for the Firm’s activities across their offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. She also co-leads the Board Services and CEO practice in the Asia Pacific region. As an active member of the Private Equity, Financial Services, Industrial and Technology, Communications & Media practices, she works in various geographies across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, advising Indian and multinational companies on CEO and senior executive search, governance and succession.
Anjali is a frequent commentator on board governance, CEO succession, entrepreneurship and other executive leadership issues. She is a regular columnist with Mint – The Wall Street Journal and other leading publications such as the Economic Times-Corporate Dossier.
Before entering the executive search field, Anjali was with McKinsey & Company. Based in New York and Mumbai, she consulted on strategy and organizational issues with firms in financial services, private equity, industrial, technology, and media.
She has a strong interest in development and entrepreneurship and chairs the board of FWWB (Friends of Women's World Banking), a leading international microfinance institution. In addition, she is a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE). She is also on the board of United Way of Mumbai, a premier non-profit organization that endeavors to leverage corporate, employee and leadership talent for community development.
Anjali received a master's degree, with distinction, from Columbia University, in international affairs majoring in international finance and business and a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Gujarat University in India.