Smt. Sudha Krishnan serves as an Independent Director on the boards of SBI Funds Management Ltd., IDFC Financial Holding Company Ltd., and Graphite India Ltd.
She has more than 40 years of experience in public policy and finance. She has worked on secondment at the Ministry of Finance and has managed various portfolios, including World Bank projects, writing memoranda, personnel matters of the Central Government, and reports for the Finance Minister on enhancing the comprehensive effectiveness of Government spending. She has also served as the Financial Advisor to the Ministry of Urban Development and has been a Government nominee director on the board list of several Government banks and companies.
In her department forte, at the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (the Supreme Audit Institution- SAI, of India) she has led and coordinated the generation of several audit reports including the audit of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. As Principal Director at International Cooperation, she was responsible for advising and implementing the CAG’s international obligations bilateral and multilateral. In her last assignment in the office of the CAG, she was responsible for developing and strengthening professional standards and practices in audit.
She joined the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS) in 1983 and holds a master's Degree in Public Administration (MPA), from George Mason University Virginia, USA, a master's Degree in English Literature (MA), and a bachelor's Degree (Hons) in English Literature (BA Honours) from Delhi University.
She retired as a Member of Finance to the Space Commission and Atomic Energy Commission. As a Member of Finance, she served as the advisor to the Commissions on financial business of the Departments of Space and Atomic Energy.
