Interview: Dr Tarun Agarwal Director National Insurance Academy, Pune
THE INSURANCE TIMES|February 2024
"National Insurance Academy is undoubtedly the most renowned institution not just in India, but internationally. We are an apex institution in the field of education, training, research and consultancy in insurance, pension and allied areas."
Interview: Dr Tarun Agarwal Director National Insurance Academy, Pune

About Dr. Tarun Agarwal

Dr. Tarun has more than 30 years of Industry Leadership and Academics experience. He has been part of the teams at HDFC, ICICI and State Bank of India including FINO PayTech. Dr. Agarwal has worked extensively in the areas of Microinsurance, Financial Inclusion (Savings, Credit, Remittance & Insurance), Financial Education, Microfinance, Corporate Strategy, Funding & Business Scale, Product & Innovations, Human Resources, and Digital Payments.

As an academician he has been with leading business schools in India as Member Governing Council & Director, Professor, HOD cum Chairman Placements. His areas of expertise include: Commercial Banking, Corporate Credit Appraisal & Finance, Banking Operations, Microfinance, Insurance, Inclusion, Financial Markets & Services, B2B Marketing and Human Resources Management.

He has to his credit, Ph.D. in Management, Master of Business Administration, and he is a Fellow of the Cost and Management Accountants of India too.

He has been the recipient of "Stallion" award in his previous stints and is fondly known as the 'India Inclusive Business Leader' having won an award from International Finance Corporation, The World Bank Group, USA for his contributions in the space of Digital Inclusion and bringing about a change in the lives of millions of people in the country.

His Vision is to create Academic Excellence, Build Collaborative Community, Inculcate Leadership with Social Responsibility, Global Perspective, and Experiential Learning.

He is a person high on Integrity and strongly believes in the fact that "Passion Works Wonders".

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