Kalpana Morparia is the Chief Executive Officer of the Indian unit of J. P. Morgan.
She was born on 30th May 1949 in a Lohana Family. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry at Sophia College in 1970. Kalpana Morparia started her career as a school teacher. She completed her law degree from Bombay University and r married to Jaisingh. After completing her law degree, she joined the firm of Matubhai Jamiyatran & Madon in 1974.
Morparia joined ICICI Bank as a senior legal officer in 1975. From 1975 to 2007, she rose steadily to become to Vice Chairperson. In 2007, she joined J P Morgan, India as Chief Executive Officer. She leads each of the firm’s lines of business – Investment Banking, Asset Management, Treasury Services and Principal Investment Management. She also has responsibility for Service Groups operating in India, including Global Research, Finance, Technology and Operations. Internationally, Kalpana is a member of J.P. Morgan’s global strategy team headquartered in New York and the J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific Executive Committee. Kalpana Morparia serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of several leading Indian companies.
She is an Independent Director, at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited at CMC Limited. and at Philip Morris International, Inc. She looks after the philanthropic work of Bharti Foundation of Airtel.
In 2004, Kalpana Morparia was named one of ‘The 25 most powerful women in Indian business’ by Business Today. She was named among the ‘The 100 Most Powerful Women’ by Forbes Magazine in 2006. Kalpana Morparia was found among ‘The 50 Most Powerful Women in International Business’ by Fortune magazine in 2008.
On the personal front, she loves to shop, is a big Bollywood buff and watches a movie every Friday. She is very fond of reading and loves diamonds.
