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Saloni Narayan is an accomplished banking professional with over 37 years of leadership experience at the State Bank of India (SBI). She retired as the Deputy Managing Director (Finance) at State Bank of India, where she played a pivotal role in strengthening the bank’s financial strategy, regulatory compliance, and investor relations.

During her tenure, SBI achieved several historic milestones, including the largest-ever equity capital raise of ₹25,000 crores through QIP, significant enhancements in market capitalization, and multiple upgrades by global credit rating agencies. She also led strategic initiatives in financial reporting, governance, digital transformation, and stakeholder management. She also managed India’s largest retail loan portfolio (₹10 trillion), including ₹ 5 trillion home loan portfolio.

Prior to heading Finance, she served in several leadership roles including Deputy Managing Director – Retail Business, Deputy Managing Director – Chief Operating Officer, Chief General Manager (Lucknow Circle), and various senior positions across operations, network management, SME Supply Chain, and strategic planning. She has been instrumental in driving digital initiatives, strengthening retail and SME portfolios, improving customer experience, and leading key transformation projects across the bank.
Ms. Narayan holds a bachelor’s degree in economics (Honours) and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. She has completed executive programmes from The Wharton University on “The CFO: Becoming Strategic Partner” and “Women’s Executive Leadership: Business Strategies for Success”.
She has been recognized with several prestigious honors including:



  • Skoch Gold Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting (2023-24)
  • ICAI Gold Award for Public Sector Bank Financial Reporting (FY 2022, FY 2023 & FY 2024)
  • Nominee Director, SBI General Insurance (2021-2022) and SBI Infra Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (2020)