Vinita Bali is a global business leader with extensive experience in leading large Companies both in India and overseas. In her executive role spanning almost four decades, she worked with eminent multinationals like The Coca-Cola Company and Cadbury Schweppes PLC in a variety of Marketing and CEO roles in the UK, Nigeria, South Africa, Chile and the USA, in addition to Britannia Industries Ltd., in India. She brings a global and pragmatic perspective to strategy, marketing, innovation and operations, having worked across countries and continents, with responsibility for global and regional roles.

Vinita is currently pursuing her interests in the corporate and development sectors, through a portfolio of roles and responsibilities. She is a Non-Executive Director on the Global Boards of Cognizant Technology Solutions – USA, SATS Limited – Singapore, and on the Board of Trustees of the Shell Foundation, UK. In India, Vinita serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Syngene International Ltd, Bajaj Auto Ltd and is the Chairperson of the Cognizant Foundation.

Vinita was among 27 global leaders appointed by the UN in 2012 to help improve maternal and child health as part of its SUN (Scaling up Nutrition) initiative and completed her term in 2016. She also chaired the board of GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition) from 2015-2019. She has been recognized in forums nationally and internationally and has won several awards for her various contributions to business and society.