R. V. Verma- Profile

Mr. Verma is a Housing / Mortgage Industry Professional with an experience of over 35 years in the mortgage / financial sector. He has held leadership positions – Chairman and CEO – at several national-level regulatory and Financial Institutions viz. NHB, CERSAI, IMGC and PFRDA. He has played a key role in promoting collaboration with international institutions like USAID, World Bank / IFC, ADB, KfW, DFID, CIDA, JICA etc. and building global stakes in India including foreign investments in housing and real estate.

He conceptualized and executed several groundbreaking initiatives in low income and informal housing sector and other social housing programs. He has been involved in various developmental initiatives for building market infrastructure for affordable housing and designing regulations and financing schemes for sound growth of the mortgage industry.

He has also been instrumental in setting up the Asia Pacific Union for Housing Finance (APUHF) and served as its Chairman. He also led the initiative in setting up the first Mortgage Guaranty Company in India and served as its first Chairman.

He is regularly invited to speak at various national and international events, including at IUHF Conferences, World Bank / IFC events, Wharton Business School, Euro Money / IFR Asia among others.