Sangeeta , till recently , led Mahindra Lifespaces as the MD & CEO and was a member of the Group Executive Board , Mahindra Group. She was the Co Chair of the Group Diversity and Inclusivity Council .As a member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra Group – the apex leadership council that strategizes on the various Group companies, and Co-Chair of the Group Diversity Council, she drove various initiatives in the Group with an aim of celebrating the uniqueness of every individual by fostering an environment of inclusion and empowerment. She has been responsible for creating, nurturing and growing the Cities business - Mahindra World CIty, Chennai and Jaipur ; and Origins Chennai and Ahmedabad through both PPPs  and Strategic Partners like IFC and Sumitomo . As MD & CEO of the real estate business, she has crafted the strategy for the residential business and deployed it through the national footprint.

 Sangeeta is a driven and passionate leader with 28 years of experience across Tata and Mahindra Group and has managed large businesses through a strategic mindset coupled with operational and execution excellence. She believes in creating and enhancing organization and business value and motivate diverse sets of people towards a common goal. Her conviction of purpose, tenacity and persistence drive her to do meaningful, value-oriented work. Her experience spans across multiple lines of business, across various functions and roles, handling both mature and startup businesses.

She is a speaker and panelist at various events over her career; and has addressed audiences at multiple editions of the World Economic Forum at Davos, at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or ‘COP 21’, in Paris, and at the eighth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM8) held in Beijing in 2017. 
She has been actively involved with industry bodies. A Board Member in the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Board member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (South Asia Board), she held various positions in industry bodies such as Co-Chair of the CII Urban Development and Smart Cities Council, Member of the Board of Governors, IIM Lucknow and a member of the FICCI Smart Cities Committee.

EDUCATION

PGDBM, Finance & Marketing

IIM Lucknow

B. Tech, Electrical Engineering Jadavpur University

Continuing Education

Courses and Leadership Programs

1990 – 1992

1986 – 1990 2000 – present

Future Leaders Program (2016 to 2018) – Part of the senior Group Leadership cohort across IMD Lausanne, Yale, and Mahindra Leadership University (Strategic roadmap for a 'Farmers' Platform' including Advisory, Commerce and Services with an objective to provide a profitable and organized ecosystem)

Harvard University, Executive Education, 2001, 2010, 2019

General Management Programme, INSEAD, 2002-2005

Chevening Scholar, Leeds University, 2000