Shyamala Gopinath (born 20 June 1949) is Chairperson of HDFC Bank, India's largest lender by market capitalization.
Making the returns of small saving schemes market-linked was one of the most significant recommendations made by the Shyamala Gopinath panel, constituted on July 8, 2010.
A Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (1974), she has completed master's degree in commerce from University of Mysore (1980).
During July 2003 to September 2004, as Executive Director [9] of RBI, she was responsible for the Bank Regulation and Supervision department till February 2004, among others.
With effect from January 2, 2015, Shyamala Gopinath assumed charge as part-time Non-Executive Chairperson of HDFC Bank for a period of 3 years.