Chitra Ramakrishna

On April 21,2013 Chitra Ramakrishna took charge as the Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange, becoming the 1^st Indian woman to head the National Stock Exchange[NSE] and the second woman to head a top bourse in India. Chitra, a Chartered Accountant, has been with NSE since its inception in 1991. She was a part of 5-member team selected by the government of India and tasked with the creation of a modern screen based pan-Indian stock exchange. She was also the part of the team formed to draft the legislative framework for SEBI. She took charge at a time when NSE was  facing a tough competition from other bourses.