The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Smt. Sonali Sen Gupta as Executive Director (ED) with effect from October 9, 2025. Prior to being promoted as ED, Mrs Sonali Sen Gupta was serving as Regional Director for Karnataka at Bangalore Regional Office. Mrs  Sonali Sen Gupta has experience of over three decades in the Reserve Bank having worked in areas of Financial Inclusion, Human Resource Management, Banking Regulation and Supervision. She has represented the Reserve Bank in G20 – Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) and OECD – International Network on Financial Education (INFE) and has served as a Director on the board of National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE). She has also served as a member of various other internal and external Committees.  She is RBI’s Nominee Director on the Board of Indian Overseas Bank. As Executive Director, Mrs Gupta will look after Consumer Education and Protection Department, Financial Inclusion and Development Department and Inspection Department. She is a post-graduate with an MBA in Banking and Finance. She is also a Certified Associate of IIBF.