Shamina Singh

For more than 20 years, Shamina Singh has been on the frontline of developing and implementing solutions to make the global economy work for everyone, everywhere. Singh is the Founder & President of the Center for Inclusive Growth, the social impact hub of Mastercard. She also serves as Executive Vice President of Sustainability, is a member of the company’s Management Committee and executive sponsor of the PRIDE business resource group. Since 2014, she has led the Center with a remit to leverage Mastercard’s data, technology, capital and expertise for social impact. In her role as EVP for Sustainability, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the environmental, social and governance strategy across the company, including linking ESG metrics to compensation for all employees.

In 2018, Mastercard created the Mastercard Impact Fund with an initial $500M investment. Singh was named President and charged with activating those philanthropic dollars to advance inclusive growth and financial inclusion around the world. Her leadership has contributed to Mastercard’s global leadership and reputation of doing well by doing good.

Currently, Singh serves as a member of the President’s Export Council, the principal national advisory committee on international trade. She also sits on the boards of ADL, a global anti-hate organization, and the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin, Texas. She serves on the advisory boards of several organizations, including Data and Society; The Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship; and the New York Department of Financial Services Innovation Advisory Board. She has been named to the Financial Times Top 100 LGBT+ Executives and Fast Company's Queer 50 lists.

Deeply committed to public service, Singh has held senior positions in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives. Singh was Executive Director for the historic first President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, which was created by Executive Order in 1999 and has been renewed by each President since. In 2015, Singh was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a six-year term on the Board of AmeriCorps, a $1B independent agency that places more than 270,000 volunteers with social sector organizations across the U.S. She served as Chair for two years.

Singh is a lifelong learner who has studied at Harvard, Yale, Stanford and the Indian School of Business. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University and a Master of Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin. She received an Alumni of Distinction award from both institutions. Singh is also a Henry Crown Fellow with the Aspen Institute.