They are the people in the driver's seat at India Inc, steering the company on the growth path, motivating staff, managing shareholder expectations and playing brand ambassador. But have you wondered what is it that drives these high achievers and where are they coming from?

Moneycontrol.com helps you get to know some of the chief executives better, through our weekly feature CEO Spotlight, where we get the top bosses to speak about their careers, likes, regrets, vision and aspirations.

We flag off this series with the usually tough talking Keki Mistry, vice-chairman and chief executive officer of Housing Development Finance Corporation. Starting as an assistant manager in the accounts department in 1981, Mistry has now spent close to three decades at HDFC. What very few people would know about him is that Mistry is very fond of Hindi music, and trained as a boxer while at college, even though it is cricket that excites him more.

If not a career in the financial services industry, Mr Mistry would have loved to represent India in cricket. Read on more about Mistry’s life beyo  read more