Sumitra is a fourth-generation member of Tolaram Group and currently heads the affiliated Ishk Tolaram Foundation. The foundation develops programs related to education, entrepreneurial and vocational training, and healthcare in vulnerable communities in Indonesia and Nigeria. Sumitra also serves as a country co-director for Nexus Singapore, board member at Business Families Foundation, and member of the social impact interest group at the Family Business Network Asia.
Prior to this appointment, Sumitra practiced clinical medicine and healthcare policy with an interest in family and community medicine. She graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery from the National University of Singapore and is currently pursuing a Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge.