Shikha Sharma (Indian Banker) Age, Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Banker
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	19/11/1958
Age	67 years

Latest News about Shikha Sharma

01/09/2026

Recent profile pages in 2026 continued to list Shikha Sharma as a banker and economist with a career spanning ICICI and Axis Bank. They also showed her LinkedIn profile associated with her name and past Axis Bank leadership role, but did not indicate any new major public career milestone in 2025 or 2026.

19/11/2025

Shikha Sharma's birth date was referenced in recent biographical listings published in 2025, which continued to identify her as an Indian banker and economist born on 19 November 1958. These listings also repeated her former leadership role at Axis Bank and her post-Axis advisory work.

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Bio/Wiki

Full name	Shikha Sanjaya Sharma

Physical Stats & More

Height	163 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Loreto Convent, Delhi
College/University	Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad National Centre for Software Technology, Mumbai Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), Delhi
Qualifications	MBA Post-Graduate Diploma in Software Technology B.A. (Honours) in Economics

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Watching Hindi movies Swimming Maintaining a fitness regimen Short holidays with family

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Marriage Date

1982

Family

Husband/Spouse

Sanjaya Sharma (Former CEO of Tata Interactive Systems, current Senior Advisor at KPMG India)

Parents

Father	Her father was an officer in the Indian Army.

Children

Tilak Sharma
Tvisha Sharma

Siblings

She has two younger brothers who are cardiologists by profession.

Career

Profession(s)	Economist, Banker
Famous For	Being the former Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank Ltd.
Awards & Achievements	'Banker of the Year' for 2014-15 by Business Standard Best CEO - Private Sector in Forbes India Leadership Awards AIMA - JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award 'India's Best Woman CEO' by Business Today Various other recognitions CNBC TV18 Outstanding Businesswoman of the year One of the Top 20 Women in Finance by Finance Asia One of the 50 most powerful women in business by Fortune
Career Timeline	1980: Joined ICICI Ltd. as a project officer after graduating from IIM Ahmedabad 1992: Set up ICICI Securities, a joint venture between ICICI and J.P. Morgan 1995: Moved to ICICI Securities and was deputed to J.P. Morgan 1997: Rejoined ICICI as General Manager in charge of Strategic Planning and Development 1998-2000: Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Personal Financial Services 2000-2009: Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company 2009-2018: Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank Limited Post-2018: Advisory roles at KKR and Google Pay
Key Achievements	Instrumental in setting up ICICI Securities as a joint venture with J.P. Morgan Launched innovative micro-insurance product offering life insurance at $1 per month Founded and scaled ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company to become the largest private sector life insurance company in India Founded ICICI Bank's retail lending business Strengthened Axis Bank's retail banking practices during her tenure as MD and CEO Served as Chairperson of CII National Committee on Banking for 2015-16 Axis Bank received Best Bank in Corporate Governance award from Institute of Company Secretaries of India in 2015 under her leadership Transformed Axis Bank from a predominantly corporate lender to a bank with a robust retail deposit franchise and a well-balanced lending book
Board Memberships	Piramal Enterprises Tata Consumer Products Ambuja Cements Mahindra & Mahindra Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

Favourites

Food

Seafood

Business person

Steve Jobs

Money Factor

Salary	Rs. 4.88 crores

Social Media

LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-sharma-4433a8ab

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Shikha Sharma was the Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank from 2009 to 2018.
2. Her father, an Army officer, fought in India-Pakistan wars.
3. Shikha attended multiple schools due to her father's postings.
4. Originally interested in Physics, she pursued Economics instead.
5. She started at ICICI in 1980 and later moved to Axis Bank after 29 years.
6. Shikha Sharma's early mentors at the bank were K.V. Kamath and Mark Tucker.
7. She led the CII National Committee on Banking and was part of other committees.
8. Following her time at Axis Bank, she took advisory roles at KKR and Google Pay.
9. In 2020, her daughter Tvisha had a grand wedding ceremony.
10. She started at ICICI in 1980 and spent 29 years with the ICICI Group before moving to Axis Bank.
11. She was headhunted by Egon Zehnder to lead Axis Bank after Chanda Kochhar was selected as CEO of ICICI Bank.

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