Shankar is Managing Director at Bank of America. Based in Hong Kong, he heads the bank's Investment Banking and capital raising activities in Asia. His area of geographic responsibility spans the twelve Asian countries in which Bank of America has a presence.

A BankAmerican since 1982, Shankar has held a variety of senior positions in the U.S., India and Hong Kong with broad experience in corporate finance, corporate banking, credit and general management.

Shankar completed his Masters in Business Administration at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and Bachelors degree majoring in Physics at the Loyola College, Madras. He actively participates in various business forums and was a member of the task force constituted in 1995 by the Treasurer of the State of California to solidify the State's position as a financial center for the Pacific Rim. He is on the board of Schoolnet India, a networked learning enterprise headquartered in Mumbai and the Finance Committee of Hong Kong International School