Dinesh Kumar Khara
{{Short description|Indian banker}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dinesh Kumar Khara
| image = Dinesh Kumar Khara.jpg
| caption = Dinesh Kumar Khara in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|28|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| office = 26th Chairperson of State Bank of India
| predecessor = Rajnish Kumar
| successor = Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
| term_start = 7 October 2020
| term_end = 28 August 2024
| residence = Mumbai, India
| alma_mater = (MComm) Delhi School of Economics
(MBA) Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi
Delhi University
}}
Dinesh Kumar Khara (born 28 August 1961) is an Indian Business Executive and Banker who is former chairman of the State Bank of India from 7 October 2020 to 28 August 2024. {{Cite web|title=SBI Business At Nearly 70-80% Of Pre-Covid19 Volumes: New Chief Dinesh Khara|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/sbi-business-at-nearly-7080-of-precovid19-volumes-new-chief-dinesh-khara/63247/1|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Forbes India|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=7 October 2020|first=Sidhartha|last=K.|title=Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed new SBI chairman|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/dinesh-kumar-khara-set-to-be-appointed-sbi-chairman/articleshow/78518361.cms|access-date=2022-01-25|website=The Times of India|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Challa Sreenivasulu Setty Appointed As Next SBI Chairman |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/challa-sreenivasulu-setty-appointed-as-next-sbi-chairman-5997182 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=NDTV.com}}
Education
He is a MCom from Delhi School of Economics and an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi, New Delhi. He is also a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).
Career
Khara joined SBI in 1984 as a Probationary Officer. He has held several key positions such as MD (Global Banking & Subsidiaries), MD (Associates & Subsidiaries), MD & CEO (SBI Mutual Funds) and Chief General Manager – Bhopal Circle. He was also posted in SBI, Chicago for an overseas assignment. As Managing Director, he led the International Banking Group, Corporate Banking and Global Treasury Operations, as well as the non-banking subsidiaries{{Cite news|date=|title=SBI will unlock value from general insurance and mutual fund biz|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/sbi-will-unlock-value-from-general-insurance-and-mutual-fund-biz-dinesh-kumar-khara/articleshow/80690566.cms}}{{Cite news|title=Insurance funds should invest in low-rated instruments|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/insurance-funds-should-invest-in-low-rated-instruments-sbi-chairman-120121600043_1.html|first=Subrata|last=Panda|date=16 November 2020|accessdate=4 January 2023}} of the Bank viz., SBI Cards, SBIMF, SBI Life Insurance and SBI General Insurance, etc. He executed the merger of five Subsidiary Banks of SBI and Bhartiya Mahila Bank with SBI. Additionally, he headed the Risk, IT and Compliance functions of the bank at various points.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}