Vikram Akula
Vikram Akula (born 7 November 1968) is an American banker and the founder of SKS Microfinance (now BFIL), a micro finance company and former chairperson of Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. SKS was an organization that offered microloans and insurance to poor women in India. He stepped down as SKS Chairperson in November 2011 and became Chairperson Emeritus.Akula is also a founding investor and a Director in AgSri, a sustainable agriculture company focused on helping small sugarcane farmers reduce water use, and a Director in Bodhi Educational Society, which establishes schools for underprivileged children in India. In 2006, he was named by ''TIME'' magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for his work in financial inclusion.
Akula currently serves as Chairperson of VAYA Finserv Private Limited. Founded in 2014, the India-based company markets financial services to low-income groups on behalf of partner banks. Provided by Wikipedia
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A fistful of rice : my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press, 2011Format: Book
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A fistful of rice : my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, 2010Format: Book
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Micro-meltdown : the inside story of the rise, fall, and resurgence of the world's most valuable microlender
Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., 2018Format: Book