Arun Raste is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of NCDEX. He holds an M.A. in Economics with Post-Graduate Diplomas in Marketing, Communictions & Journalism. He has over 3 decades of experience across BFSI, corporate and social development sectors. In his prior assignment, he was associated with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as an Executive Director. He has also served as a Director on the Board of Indian Immunological Limited (Hyderabad), Mother Dairy Fruit &Vegetable Private Limited (Delhi) and IRMA, Anand. In his banking career, he worked with private sector banks like IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and financial inclusion behemoth NABARD handling commercial lending, product development, distribution network, branding, communication and CSR. His previous stints also include working with ACC cement and an NGO IRFT (International Resources for Fairer Trade).