Ajay Banga is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mastercard and serves as a member of its board of directors. Previously, Mr. Banga was Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup Asia Pacific. During his career at Citigroup, he held a variety of senior management roles in the United States, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa and oversaw the company's efforts in microfinance. Mr. Banga began his career at Nestlé, India, where for 13 years he worked on assignments spanning sales, marketing and general management. He also spent two years with PepsiCo.