Lata works as a Partner at KPMG in India covering tax, regulatory and business advisory in the banking and financial services vertical. Major part of her career growth came as a tax professional with leadership positions in MNCs in the financial services sector. Before joining KPMG in India, Lata worked as a CEO at Everest Fleet. In her prior roles, she has worked with Capgemini, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Bank, Citigroup and Bank of America covering tax for India as well as other countries in the APAC region. Based on her experience and tax expertise she was invited to serve as a member of GST Core Committee for Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from 2019 to 2021.
Lata is an avid diversity and inclusion (D&I) contributor, a well-recognised mentor to youth as well as to some startups and plays an impactful role in the space of social entrepreneurship. Currently, she is registered as a mentor for Shenomics, BeyonDiversity, Leadup Universe, and WeCos.
Lata has won Indian Achievers Award in 2021 for her contributions and professional success in her field as well as for the social causes she has been supporting. She is also listed as one of the World’s Top 100 under 50 executive leaders of 2022 by DiversityMBA Media for setting an example for the cause of gender diversity and inclusion.