Dinesh Kumar Khara

Dinesh Kumar Khara (born 28 August 1961) is an Indian Business Executive and Banker who is former chairman of the State Bank of India from 7 October 2020 to 28 August 2024. ^[1][2][3]

Dinesh Kumar Khara
Dinesh Kumar Khara in 2020
26th Chairperson of State Bank of India
In office 7 October 2020 – 28 August 2024
Preceded by	Rajnish Kumar
Succeeded by	Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
Personal details
Born	(1961-08-28) 28 August 1961 (age 64)
Residence	Mumbai, India
Alma mater	(MComm) Delhi School of Economics (MBA) Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi Delhi University

Education

He is a MCom from Delhi School of Economics and an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi, New Delhi. He is also a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).

Career

Khara joined SBI in 1984 as a Probationary Officer. He has held several key positions such as MD (Global Banking & Subsidiaries), MD (Associates & Subsidiaries), MD & CEO (SBI Mutual Funds) and Chief General Manager – Bhopal Circle. He was also posted in SBI, Chicago for an overseas assignment. As Managing Director, he led the International Banking Group, Corporate Banking and Global Treasury Operations, as well as the non-banking subsidiaries^[4][5] of the Bank viz., SBI Cards, SBIMF, SBI Life Insurance and SBI General Insurance, etc. He executed the merger of five Subsidiary Banks of SBI and Bhartiya Mahila Bank with SBI. Additionally, he headed the Risk, IT and Compliance functions of the bank at various points.^{[citation needed]}