Rakhi Kumar is a Senior Managing Director and Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship at State Street Global Advisors. She leads SSGA's efforts to strengthen integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process and is responsible for developing the firm's ESG investment philosophy and global business strategy.
In 2017, Rakhi was honored with the Abigail Adams Award by the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus and was named on the Ten to Watch list of innovators and influencers in 2018 by wealthmanagement.com and on the Power50: Newsmakers list by the Boston Business Journal for her efforts to enhance gender diversity on company boards. Also in 2018, Rakhi was named to the Boston’s Most 100 Influential People of Color by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, The Boston Foundation and Get Konnected!
Rakhi earned her MBA ('02) from Yale University and her Bachelors of Commerce ('95) from Bombay University. She has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1997. She serves on the advisory board of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at the Columbia Law School.
