Anita Marangoly George
Independent Director
Anita Marangoly George has a distinguished track record in sustainable investments across the globe.
Ms George has played key leadership roles in the last six years with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Canada’s second largest pension fund manager, with CAD400 billion under management. She led CDPQ’s office in India, and all Emerging Markets as Executive Vice President and Deputy Head of CDPQ Global covering all geographies outside Canada. Prior to CDPQ, Ms. George spent twenty-two years with the World Bank Group leading both public and private sector investments in infrastructure across various geographies. She was the Sr. Director heading the Energy, Oil and Gas and Mining global practice for the World Bank Group from 2014 to 2016. She has led global agreements addressing climate change during her tenure at the World Bank Group.
Ms George is a member of the Indo-Canadian Business Chambers and was President between 2020 to 2022. Ms George is currently on the Boards of First Solar, United States, and Piramal Enterprises Limited, India, as an Independent Director. Ms. George is part of the Advisory Council of the Berkeley Labs India Energy and Climate Center at the University of California and on the Chandrakanta Kesavan Center for Energy Transition and Climate at IIT, Kanpur. In recognition of her work in sustainability, Ms George has been awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees (LLD) from Huron University and Concordia University, Canada.
Ms George has helped companies globalize, anticipate and address technology and people as two essential pillars of success.