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ryakal village , medak district , telangana , india american akula v. krishna padma krishna vikram akula at the india economic summit 2008 cropped.jpg vikram akula
 vikram founder , sks microfinance tufts university yale university university of chicago
vikram akula

vikram akula is a pioneer in market-based approaches to financial inclusion .
he is the founder and former chairperson of sks microfinance , an organization that offers microloans and insurance to poor women in india .
he stepped down as sks chairperson in november 2011 and became chairperson emeritus .
akula is also a seed investor and a director in agsri , a sustainable agriculture company focused on helping small sugarcane farmers reduce water use , and in bodhi educational society , which establishes schools for underprivileged children in india .
for his work in financial inclusion , he was named by `` time '' magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 .
akula currently serves as chairperson of vaya finserv private limited .
founded in 2014 , the india-based company provides financial services to low-income groups on behalf of partner banks .
