Smita Aggarwal

Smita Aggarwal is the Director at the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, where Smita supports the mission of advancing financial inclusion to unlock economic opportunities. Smita serves on the Fintech Advisory Board at NYU Stern Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation and has held various roles including Limited Partner at rali_cap and guest lecturer at NYU Stern School of Business. As a board member at ShopUp and U GRO Capital, and as a Global Investments Advisor at Flourish Ventures, Smita has contributed to enhancing financial solutions for businesses and individuals. Previously, Smita served as Director of Investments at Omidyar Network, focusing on fintech investments in India, and has experience on multiple boards of directors in the fintech and financial sectors. Smita's educational background includes being a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and executive education at Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management, along with a B.Com from the University of Mumbai.