Rajeev joined the Bajaj Finserv Group in 2007 as the Chief Executive Officer of Bajaj Finance Ltd and became the Managing Director in 2015. His leadership has enabled Bajaj Finance to transform itself from a captive single-product auto finance company to an omnipresent and technology-driven agile financial powerhouse, offering the entire spectrum of loan products, payments and investments to consumers and businesses.

Under his strategic direction, Bajaj Finance has brought millions of new-to-credit consumers into the formal financial system, empowering them with finance for life’s everyday needs.

An industry veteran with nearly 3 decades of stellar experience in managing diverse consumer lending businesses, viz., auto loans, durable loans, personal loans and credit cards, Rajeev has spent 18 years with Bajaj Finance, driving sustainable businesses and large-scale digital transformations to create long-term value for stakeholders.

Known and admired for his innovative and disruptive ideas, Rajeev has harnessed the power of emerging digital technologies to deliver faster solutions and frictionless experiences to customers in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

As Vice-Chairman of Bajaj Housing Finance Limited, he guides the management team to navigate its strategic roadmap. He has also been appointed as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director on the Board of Bajaj Finserv Limited.

Prior to Bajaj Finance, Rajeev worked with GE, American Express and the American International Group (AIG), serving in various senior leadership roles. As Deputy CEO of the consumer lending business at AIG, Rajeev built the strategic framework for AIG Consumer business’s foray into India.

Rajeev is a management graduate from the T. A Pai Management Institute, Manipal, with a bachelor's degree in Commerce from the American College, Madurai.