Maneesha Chadha

Senior philanthropy and social impact executive leading strategy, relationship management and implementation across countries in Asia Pacific, partnering with senior business leaders, boards, governments and nonprofit organizations to advance financial health, jobs and skills, entrepreneurship and inclusive economic growth. Recognized for combining strategic thinking with operational excellence, strong governance and compelling storytelling to translate complex ideas into measurable impact.

Head, Global Philanthropy APAC at JPMorgan Chase (2015-01 – Present)

• Set up processes and portfolio for India, expanding coverage to South East Asia, eventually leading philanthropy strategy across 14 Asia Pacific markets, overseeing an annual grant portfolio of approximately US$40M aligned to jobs and skills, financial health, entrepreneurship, gender and sustainability.
• Develop regional investment strategies and portfolio priorities in partnership with the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and APAC leadership.
• Direct the full grant lifecycle including opportunity identification, due diligence, governance, legal documentation, compliance, reporting and impact measurement.
• Build and manage strategic partnerships with nonprofits, governments, multilateral organisations and peer funders across the region.
• Engage senior executives through regional and global governance forums, providing strategic advice on philanthropic priorities and investment decisions.
• Shape executive communications, thought leadership and external positioning, representing J.P. Morgan at industry forums, advisory groups and stakeholder events.
• Lead and mentor a multicultural team based across Hong Kong and Mumbai while managing complex cross-border programmes.

Head, Corporate Citizenship, South Asia at Citibank (2011-01 – 2015-12)

• Led Citi Foundation strategy and corporate citizenship across India, with regional responsibilities supporting Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
• Managed strategic investments focused on financial inclusion, livelihoods and economic empowerment while strengthening partnerships across the nonprofit ecosystem.

Program Director | Manager, Microfinance at RBS / ABN AMRO Foundation (2005-01 – 2010-12)

• Directed the Foundation's grantmaking strategy across livelihoods, conservation and climate change.
• Established partnerships with nonprofit organisations to deliver scalable community programmes.
• Earlier managed ABN AMRO's microfinance portfolio across Northern India, developing credit appraisal methodologies and launching the Bank's pioneering Bottom of the Pyramid Business Advisory initiative supporting clients including Godrej, Nokia, Motorola, Philips, ITC and Bharti.
• Built expertise across financial inclusion, advisory, microfinance, research, capacity building and programme design

Senior Executive at Intellecap | M-CRIL / EDA Rural Systems (2000-01 – 2005-12)

• Business development and marketing of Intellecap's services
• Credit ratings for international and domestic microfinance institutions
• CGAP trainer for microfinance institutions and funders including FWWB India, CARE India, UNDP Myanmar; networked MFIs in Cambodia; and the staff of BURO Tangail (Bangladesh).
• Research and Advisory services for microfinance and microenterprise.

MSc in Development Finance – University of Manchester

PG Diploma in Forestry and Natural Resource Management – Indian Institute of Forest Management

BA (Hons) in Applied Psychology – University of Delhi