Sunder Natarajan

CHRO
India First Life Insurance

As the Chief Human Resources Officer, Sunder Natarajan is responsible for talent management, performance management, organisation development, training, infrastructure, and procurement at IndiaFirst Life.   

Over his eight years at IndiaFirst Life, Sunder has overseen multiple functions, including governance and partnership management. His most recent role has been as Chief Risk Officer.  

Sunder’s work experience in the insurance industry spans nearly three decades, with proven excellence across diverse functions including governance, sales, operations, customer service and retention, strategy, business planning, training, and communication. He has had prior stints at Aviva India, Royal Sundaram General Insurance and Ogilvy India.  

He is on the strategic advisory board of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) – India Affiliate and is the Deputy Chair for the IRM India Regional Group. 

Sunder is a commerce graduate from the University of Madras with a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from NMIMS, Mumbai. He has successfully participated in the Accelerated Leadership Programme from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and is a Certified Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management, London.