Kalpana Morparia

Kalpana Morparia,
CEO,
JP Morgan

Ms Kalpana Morparia decided to end her 33-year-old association with ICICI Bank in August 2008. She joined J.P. Morgan as CEO. Ms Morparia leads each of the firm's lines of business - Investment Banking, Asset Management, Treasury Services and Principal Investment Management. She also has the responsibility for Service Groups operating in India, including Global Research, Finance, Technology and Operations. Internationally, Ms Morparia is a member of the J.P. Morgan's global strategy team headquartered in New York and the J.P. Morgan Asia-Pacific Executive Committee. Ms Morparia serves as an independent director on the Boards of several leading Indian companies. 

Ms Morparia is a Science Graduate and later pursued LL.B. from Bombay University. Ms Morparia has served on several committees constituted by the Government of India. Ms Morparia was named one of “The 50 Most Powerful Women in International Business” by the Fortune magazine in 2008 and one of the 25 most powerful women in Indian business by the Business Today, a leading Indian business journal, in the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008. Ms Morparia was also named one of “The 100 Most Powerful Women” by the Forbes magazine in 2006.