Ruchira Shukla

Regional Lead, South Asia, Disruptive Technologies at IFC

Ruchira Shukla is the South Asia Regional Lead for Disruptive Technology Investments at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group. She oversees IFC’s investments in early stage technology businesses as well as VC Funds, and represents IFC on the boards of several startups and LP advisory committees. Ms. Shukla is also the Global Sector Lead for HealthTech at IFC

Previously, Ruchira ran IFC’s South Asia business in Technology, Media and Telecom. She has over 25 years of experience across venture capital and private equity investing, strategy consulting, and investment banking across Asia, US and Europe. Her sector focus spans consumer internet, enterprise technologies, B2B eCommerce, healthtech, edutech and elogistics, with a keen interest in business models that leverage emerging technologies such as AI, IoT and blockchain to disrupt traditional spaces.

Ruchira studied at IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad in India. She also graduated as Palmer Scholar from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.