Chhavi Moodgal has spent over 20 years in the financial services industry – across investment banking, asset management, entrepreneurship and fundraising through endowment. She is currently the Founding CEO of IIMA Endowment Fund (IIMAEF) where she has played a pivotal role in solidifying the Institute’s standing in thought leadership, research, and academic excellence on a global scale. Before joining IIMAEF, she worked with the InCred Group, Scient Capital, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
In her capacity as the Founding CEO of IIMAEF, Ms Moodgal has been a driving force in advancing IIMA’s vision by raising funds through philanthropic contributions from alumni, corporates and multilateral agencies. The IIMAEF through her leadership has raised nearly twice the funds raised in the history of IIMA within a short span of four years. The total commitments managed by IIMAEF are in excess of 615 crores with over two thirds of the funds being unrestricted funds, giving the Institute flexibility to deploy funds as per its priorities. This is in stark comparison to other Indian academic institutions where over 90% funds are raised as proposed donations – through naming rights. This exemplifies true innovation in marketing and outreach at IIMAEF.
Ms Moodgal’s leadership and market-shaping contributions have won her and IIMAEF multiple prestigious awards like the FinNext 2024 Award (Dubai), Great Indian Disruptive Woman Leader Award (2024), Great Indian Change Maker of the Year Award (2024) among others, recognizing her as a visionary disruptor in the institutional philanthropy and education space.
Ms Moodgal has a degree in Economics (Hons) from Lady Shri Ram College of Delhi (Gold Medal in 2000) and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad (PGP 2004).