Sucharita Choudhury
President – Business Development and Corporate Affairs
Sucharita joined Tata Sons in 2017, where she was part of the Chairman’s office. She has led several strategic initiatives in the group, including Tata Sons’ investment in Agratas Ltd., the battery manufacturing company with operations in India and UK, induction of a strategic partner in Air India and the consolidation of the group aviation business in Air India. Sucharita is a member of the board of Agratas Ltd.
Prior to joining Tata Sons, Sucharita, as an entrepreneur, led the incubation of two new businesses including launch of a range of personal care products for kids and teenagers, and a digital platform to find teachers & trainers in Mumbai.
Before that, Sucharita was the Director of Technology, Telecom & Media, Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in India, for more than a decade. In this role, she developed a wide-ranging experience in advising leading international and Indian companies, on corporate strategy, mergers & acquisition, and capital raising initiatives. She has led some of the largest transactions in the Indian technology, telecom & media sectors including cross border M&A, domestic and international equity and bond listings. Sucharita started her professional career in Tata Interactive Systems, a company she joined in 1998.
Sucharita Choudhury completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta in 1998 and BA in Economics from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University in 1996. Sucharita was a Delhi University rank holder in the BA Economics programme.