Royston joined Grameen Capital in 2007 to launch the organization as CEO. He currently oversees all aspects of operations in India.

Grameen Capital, founded by Grameen Foundation USA, IFMR Trust and Citigroup, is a first-of-its-kind social business enabling Microfinance Institutions and Social Enterprises wider access to the capital markets. Grameen Capital is part of the global Grameen family of companies, the flagship of which is the Nobel Prize-winning Grameen Bank founded by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.

To realise his dream of a “Capital-with-a-Conscience” ecosystem, Royston, along with Grameen Capital, promoted Grameen Impact Investments India — a unique vehicle to provide debt financing to social enterprises across sectors such as affordable education and skill development, affordable healthcare, clean energy and innovation, agriculture, financial inclusion, and livelihoods.

In his earlier assignment, as a Senior Vice President with HSBC, Royston was instrumental in setting up and heading HSBC’s Microfinance and Priority Sector businesses. Prior to that, he was the head of HSBC’s SME Business.

Before joining HSBC, Royston worked in Citibank India for over 8 years in various assignments.