A seasoned business leader for over 3 decades, Abanti Sankaranarayanan is Chief Group Public Affairs Officer and Member of the Group Executive Board of the Mahindra Group. She leads Policy & Regulation, Sustainability, Risk and Economist functions for the Mahindra Group and serves as a Director on the Boards of several of its companies. Abanti held the position of Managing Director, Diageo India Pvt Ltd, prior to which, she was a member of the Tata Administrative Service (TAS), managing some of the iconic consumer brands of the Tata Group in India, the UK and the USA.