Mr. B. Sriram is an Honours Graduate and a Master’s Degree holder in Physics from St Stephen's College, Delhi University. He is also a Certificated Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (formerly The Indian Institute of Bankers), Mumbai. He holds a Diploma in International Law & Diplomacy from the Indian Academy of International Law & Diplomacy, New Delhi and an AIMA Diploma in Management from the All India Management Association, New Delhi.

Mr Sriram has held several key executive positions in his career including the following:-

• Managing Director & CEO, IDBI Bank Ltd from June 30, 2018 to September 29, 2018.
• Managing Director, State Bank of India from July 2014 to June 2018.
• Managing Director, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur from March 2013 to July 2014.

Mr Sriram has worked with the State Bank of India Group for about 37 years and is well experienced in all areas of Banking and Finance. He joined State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in December 1981 and has held various key assignments within the Bank and the Group in Credit and Risk, Retail, Operations, IT, Treasury, Investment Banking, International Operations, Payment and Settlement Systems and Small Scale Industry.

Mr Sriram is an External Investment Committee member of British International Investment, UK.

Mr Sriram serves as an Independent Director on the board of several companies. In addition, he has also taken on a few advisory positions.