Sharad Desai

Sharad Desai joined Standard Chartered Bank as Global Head, Financial Markets Sales in September 2019. From December 2021 to April 2024, Sharad was also Global Head of FI, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking (CCIB) Client Coverage – responsible for managing Banks and Broker Dealers, Correspondent Banking and Fintech, Strategic Investors Group, Public Sector & Development Organisation clients and the Strategic Enablement teams globally.

The business serves to provide Standard Chartered’s clients with markets related services including Foreign Exchange, Rates, Credit, Commodities and Capital Markets.  He is a member of the Financial Markets ExCo and is based in Singapore.

Sharad brings 30 years of global experience in Fixed Income sales. He began his career with ANZ Grindlays in Mumbai in 1990 (as a branch manager in retail banking) before moving to HSBC in 1992. During his fourteen years at HSBC, Sharad held various senior sales roles in Mumbai, Hong Kong, London and New York. In his last few roles at HSBC, Sharad was responsible for promotion and distribution of Asian products through their European and US franchises and so he has deep experience in leveraging the network. Sharad moved to JP Morgan in 2006 (based in London), where he was most recently the Head of FICC Sales for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore for the last 9 years.

Sharad graduated from Delhi University where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. Sharad is married with three children.