Shamina Singh

Shamina Singh is the founder and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the executive vice president of sustainability, where she leads the social and environmental impact strategy for Mastercard. She is also a member of the company’s Management Committee.

Since 2014, she has led the Center with a remit to leverage Mastercard’s data, technology, capital, and expertise for social impact. Under Shamina’s leadership, the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024. She has also been recognized for her work and leadership by American Banker and the Financial Times.

Deeply committed to public service, Shamina has held senior positions in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives, most recently serving as a member of the President’s Export Council, the principal national advisory committee on international trade. A recognized leader in civic and global affairs, she is an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, a Presidential Leadership Scholar, and an alumna of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders program. Currently, Shamina serves on the boards of The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) and data.org, and on the advisory boards of Okta for Good, the Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship, and the CGAP Financial Inclusion Initiative.

She earned a Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University and a Master of Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. She received the Alumni of Distinction award from both institutions and is currently a contributor to MIT Sloan Management Review on the topic of responsible AI.