Vinu Krishnan: Managing Director & CEO
Vinu Krishnan started Keshava Prabha Microfin Pvt Ltd in 2017 immediately after the demonetisation exercise as a fully cashless and paperless microfinance company. During the inception and initial years, he has led the company to use a tech-first approach to all processes of a microfinance operation.
He has several years of experience in the Banking & Finance Sector as a leading consultant for International firms such as KPMG and Aon. He was involved in the setting up of several new private sector banks from 1996 onwards, and later in the merger and consolidation of many private sector banks in India.
In the early part of India’s internet wave, he set up HolidayIQ.com, which is India’s largest travel research site. HolidayIQ was funded by the world’s best and largest Venture Capital firms.
Sankar Krishnan : Independent Director
Sankar is a former partner of McKinsey & Co, a leading global management consultancy firm, who left McKinsey to consult in the development sector. He steered McKinsey’s healthcare practice in India and Greater China, led their Indian recruiting team and was worldwide Dean of their leadership training programme.
Sankar’s non-profit engagements have included advising the Gates Foundation in India, the Healthcare Working Group for the Kerala State government and the National Institute of Speech and Hearing. He was the Pro Vice Chancellor of Ashoka University, a leading liberal arts and sciences university in India. He has been a strategic advisor to many multinational organisations in technology, healthcare and social development. He is currently Chairperson of Simprints Technologies, a non-profit venture based out of Cambridge, and on the boards of several high growth companies. As a leadership coach and mentor through his career, he has a large global pool of mentees.
A Mensa member, Sankar holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad graduating in the top 5 of his class. He has a B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Kerala, finishing University third rank across all branches.
Vishu Ramachandran : Director
Vishu Ramachandran is a senior banker and business leader. He has managed significant leadership positions at Standard Chartered Bank globally for over three decades. Throughout his decades-long career at Standard Chartered Bank, Vishu has led and spearheaded the turnaround, transformation, and growth of various businesses across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He has successfully groomed next-gen leaders and cultivated top-performing teams by developing critical capabilities, forging progressive workplace cultures, and harmonizing cross-functional relationships.
His core areas of expertise include people strategy & performance management, business growth and execution, digital transformation, risk management, and capability development. Since 2015, he is on the board of Standard Chartered Bank Singapore and Chairman of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Committee at the bank. He is also the Chairman of the board at Go Pik Connect Private Ltd. since May 2022 and an Independent Director on the Board of Vastu Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. since July 2022.
Vishu is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India and a graduate in Economics and Statistics from University of Mumbai.
TS Jagadeesan: Director
T.S. Jagadeesan has over 42 years of banking experience in almost all facets of banking and is well versed in the financial services space. He retired as the CGM of Federal Bank. During his banking career, he had exposures as branch head and regional head in rural, semi-urban, urban and metro centres. In corporate office, he headed various departments like Credit, Planning, and Treasury. He has also supervised departments like Risk Management, HR, IT, Operations, Marketing etc. He has led both retail and wholesale banking operations of the Bank. He played key roles in the bank’s development including capital issues and its makeover as a modern bank.
Vishnu Prasad: Director
Vishnu Prasad is a senior Chartered Accountant and is partner of the leading audit firm, Balan & Co., in Kerala. He has been in practice for more than 20 years. He has an extensive list of clienteles, including leading financial institutions based out of Kerala.