Our diverse Board has an appropriate balance of skills, experience, independence, and knowledge, relevant to the organisation’s strategic direction. The Board strives to assure that we understand the views of all our stakeholders and incorporate them in our decision-making process.
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Chairman
Mr. Ajay Piramal is one of India’s leading industrialists and philanthropists. As the Chairman of the Piramal Group, he has led its transformation into a US$ 10 billion global business conglomerate. The Group has diverse interests in financial services, pharmaceuticals and real estate. Under Mr. Piramal’s leadership, the Group has developed a strong track record of robust sustained partnerships with several marquee global investors and partners.
Mr. Piramal led the Group’s acquisition and merger of Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) in September 2021, marking the first successful resolution under the IBC route in the financial services sector.
Mr. Piramal is also an ardent promoter of social entrepreneurship. He is deeply invested in unblocking and further strengthening India’s socioeconomic potential through the Piramal Foundation, and actively steers the Group’s involvement in various social impact initiatives to develop innovative, long-term, sustainable and scalable solutions to resolve issues that are critical roadblocks towards unlocking India’s economic potential.
In 2022, Mr. Piramal received an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Late Majesty The Queen, for services to the UK-India trade relationship as India Co-Chair of the UK-India CEO Forum. He was also the recipient of the ‘Deal Maker Hall Of Fame’ award at the Mint India Investment Summit 2022, recognised for his lifetime achievement and service in creating and unlocking value through investing and crafting deals.
Mr. Piramal holds key positions on the boards of several companies and prestigious institutions. He serves on the Harvard Business School’s Board of Dean’s Advisors, is the Co-Chair of the UK-India CEO Forum, and the Non-Executive Director of Tata Sons Ltd.
Mr. Piramal holds an Honours degree in Science from Mumbai University and a Master’s degree in Management Studies from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. He has completed an Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School and has been conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) Degree by IIT-Indore and an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (D. Phil) by Amity University, India.
Vice Chairperson
Dr. Swati Piramal is the Vice-Chairperson of Piramal Group, a global business conglomerate with diverse interests in pharmaceuticals, financial services, and real estate. Dr. Piramal is amongst India’s leading scientists and industrialists whose contributions to innovations, new medicines and public health services have touched many lives.
In addition to playing a pivotal role in guiding and implementing policies on improving public healthcare in India, Dr. Piramal’s special skills on public policies and socioeconomic development have also resulted in her significantly contributing towards government relations and regulatory affairs, new product development, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, entrepreneurship, and new product launches.
Over the past three decades, Dr. Piramal’s efforts towards providing cost-effective and science-based healthcare globally have significantly contributed to shaping the Indian pharmaceutical industry. She founded the Gopikrishna Piramal Memorial Hospital in Mumbai and was instrumental in launching several pan-India public health campaigns against chronic diseases. Dr. Piramal has authored several books on nutrition and health, including one for patients with renal disease and related disorders, and has written public policy papers on topics such as patent protection, intellectual property, and data protection. Her strong influence on important public policies and governance on healthcare and related issues, is widely recognised and has led to major policy changes that have helped reduce the burden of disease.
As the Director of Piramal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Piramal Group, Dr. Piramal is deeply involved in developing innovative long-term and scalable solutions to resolve issues that are critical roadblocks towards unlocking India’s economic potential. She spearheads the efforts of the Foundation towards effective public policy and governance that enables successful private-public-partnerships (PPP models) to effectively solve problems and help meet India’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr. Piramal has played a significant role in establishing avenues that promote primary healthcare in rural India, developing frameworks for women empowerment and enabling systemic transformation of India’s public education system by realising the potential of young leaders of tomorrow, and promoting sustainable models for facilitating access to safe drinking water. Under the leadership of Dr. Piramal, the initiatives of Piramal Foundation work cohesively with the central and state governments, as well as through collaborations with NITI Aayog, The Rockefeller Foundation and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, amongst several others.
In 2022, Dr. Piramal was awarded with the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) for her contributions in the fields of business and industry, science, medicine, and towards strengthening Indo-French ties. She is a recipient of numerous awards and honours, including the Padma Shri in 2012, and the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (Knight of the Order of Merit), France’s second highest civilian honour, in 2006. She was also inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’ by Business Today in 2023.
Dr. Piramal holds key positions on the boards of several companies and prestigious institutions. She is a Director on the Board of Nestle India, Allergan India and EssilorLuxottica; and is a Board Member of Dean’s Advisors to the Harvard Business School and the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Piramal has also served on various advisory council boards of industry, trade, science and research, art and technology, as well as on the boards of Indian and international academic institutions that include IIT Bombay, Xavier’s College, Mumbai, University of Pennsylvania, IITB-Monash, Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Business School. She has served on the board of various banks including ICICI Bank, SBI Capital Markets, ICICI Prudential Asset Management, and LIC India. Her international positions include Bankinter Foundation of Innovation Spain, United States Pharmacopoeia and 3i PLC. She has also served as the First Woman President of India’s Apex Chamber of Commerce (ASSOCHAM), in 90 years. She has also been a member or held board positions in Indian Government including Prime Minister’s Trade Advisory Council, Prime Minister’s Scientific Advisory Council, Governing Body of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and many others. Dr. Piramal holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the Harvard Business School, in addition to a Medical Degree (M.B.B.S) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery from University of Mumbai, India.
Non-Executive Director
Anand Piramal heads the financial services businesses of the Piramal Group, which is one of India’s largest and most diversified NBFCs. With robust expertise in affordable home lending, SME lending, construction finance, and mid-market corporate lending, Piramal’s financial services division stands out in the industry. Additionally, Anand oversees Piramal’s Alternatives business, which has partnerships with prominent entities such as CDPQ, Bain Capital, CPPIB, IFC, and Apollo.
In addition to his role in financial services, Anand leads Piramal Realty, the real estate arm of the group. Piramal Realty is esteemed as one of Mumbai’s premier developers, renowned for its prime residential and commercial developments across Mahalaxmi, Byculla, Thane, Mulund, Kurla, Lower Parel, and Worli. Supported by investments from Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs, Piramal Realty has solidified its position in the market. Anand’s contributions have been acknowledged through accolades such as the Hurun Real Estate Unicorn of the Year Award (2017) by Hurun India and the Young Business Leader Award by Hello! Magazine (2018).
Anand also founded a rural healthcare start-up called ‘Piramal eSwasthya’, Today ‘Piramal Swasthya’ is India’s largest private primary healthcare initiative. Its 2,260 plus employees and over 140 doctors serve around 25,000 patients daily across 28 states with the help of health hotlines, mobile medical units and telemedicine centres. Piramal Swasthya has impacted over 129.5 million lives since inception.
Anand holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He was also the youngest President of the Youth Wing of the 100-year-old Indian Merchant Chambers.
Non-Executive Director
Nandini Piramal is the Chairperson at Piramal Pharma Limited. She is responsible for setting strategy and driving results at Piramal Pharma Limited. Piramal Pharma Limited offers a portfolio of differentiated products and services through its 17 global development and manufacturing facilities and a global distribution network in over 100 countries.
Additionally, she heads the Human Resources, Finance, Risk, Information Technology and Quality functions at Piramal Pharma Limited. She is also the Non-Executive Director at Piramal Enterprises Limited.
Ms. Piramal is also an advisor to Piramal Foundation which has impacted the lives of over 113 million Indians in its lifetime in areas ranging from gender, public health to education and purified water. She is a visionary business leader driven by her commitment to bettering society. Her efforts in the business and social world led to her being recognised amongst ‘India’s Most Powerful Women’ by Business Today in 2020, 2022, and 2023, for her outstanding contribution in business and social growth. She was also awarded as a ‘Young Global Leader’ in 2014 by the World Economic Forum.
Ms. Piramal holds a BA (Hons.) in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from Oxford University. She also has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Vijay Shah is Director at Piramal Enterprises Limited and Managing Director & CEO at PGP Glass Private Limited (formerly, Piramal Glass Private Limited). Mr. Shah started his career in 1982 as Senior Consultant with Management Structure & Systems Pvt. Ltd., a management consultancy organisation providing services for large firms such as Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Siemens, etc. He joined Piramal Group’s Strategic Planning function in 1988 and later moved to Piramal Glass as Managing Director. Under his leadership, Piramal Glass’s sales grew from ₹ 26 crore in FY 1992 to ₹ 238 crore in FY 2000 (CAGR of 32%).
After his successful stint at Piramal Glass, he was entrusted the responsibility of Pharmaceutical formulations business at Piramal Healthcare in 1999. Under his leadership, the company moved from Rank 23 to Rank 4 in Indian Pharma industry, achieving sales of ₹ 932 crore in FY 2006 (CAGR of ~28% during his tenure). After this turnaround at Piramal Healthcare, he moved back to Piramal Glass as Managing Director in 2006.
Mr. Shah has done B.Com (1980) and is a rank holder of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1981). He has also done a Management Education Programme from IIM, Ahmedabad (1987), and Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School, Boston, USA (1997).
Non-Executive Director
Ms. Shikha Sharma holds a B.A (Hons.) in Economics, Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Software Technology from National Centre for Software Technology and PGD in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad. She has rich experience in banking & insurance and has an excellent track record. She led the bank on a transformation journey from being primarily a corporate lender to a bank with a strong retail deposit franchise and a balanced lending book.
She began her career with ICICI Bank in 1980. She was the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Personal Financial Services from May 1998 to December 2000. Thereafter, she was the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company from December 2000 to June 2009. Later she was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank from June 2009 till December 2018. Ms. Sharma has won many awards, including Outstanding Businesswoman of the year - CNBC TV18, AIMA JRD TATA Corporate Leadership, Banker of the Year – Business Standard, and has been recognised Top 20 Women in Finance-by-Finance Asia and 50 most powerful women in business by Fortune. She is also on the board of directors of other companies viz. Tata Consumer Products Limited, Tech Mahindra Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Mahindra Electric Automobile Limited, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited. She is also an advisor / consultant to, Piramal Enterprises Limited, Google India Digital Services Private Limited, Billionbrains Garage Ventures Private Limited, Bahaar Foundation - a unit of Akshati Charitable Trust and a member of the Board of Governors of IIM, Lucknow.
Independent Director
Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1978 batch belonging to the Rajasthan Cadre.
Mr. Mehrishi has served in various key posts in both Union and Rajasthan Government. During his stint as Joint Secretary, Department of Company Affairs, he was involved in the enactment of the Competition Act, redrafting of the Companies Act, 1956 which gave him an insight into the functioning of companies and Companies law. He also re-wrote the transport taxation laws and the rules for the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1984, which became a template for all other states in the country. He was pivotally involved in the important reforms of setting up the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and enactment of the Indian Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
During his tenure as the Principal Secretary Finance, and the Chief Secretary in Rajasthan, he gathered good understanding about functioning of the State Government, Centre-State relations, and of fiscal federalism which was accentuated by his experience as the Union Finance Secretary. As Principal Secretary Finance in Rajasthan he played a central role in conceptualising and introducing the biometric and banklinked “Bhamashah” card, even before the Aadhaar card scheme was announced by the Government of India in 2009. Thereafter, he held the position of Union Home Secretary in the Central Government and the 13th Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG). In 2022, Mr. Mehrishi was awarded with the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian honours of India, by the President of India. He has a wide experience of over 42 years and is well placed to advise and guide the Company in the discharge of its functions, including good corporate governance and shareholder protection, especially the small shareholders.
Mr. Mehrishi holds a degree in B.A (History Hons.), M.A. (History) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
Independent Director
Mr. Gautam Doshi, a Chartered Accountant and Masters in Commerce, has been in professional practice for a period of over 45 years. He advises various business groups and families and also serves as a director on the boards of listed and unlisted companies.
Mr. Doshi’s experience covers wide range of areas including advisory services in the field of accounting, taxation, corporate and commercial laws and regulatory matters. He has been actively involved in conceptualising and implementing a number of mergers and restructuring transactions both domestic and cross border, involving many of the top 20 listed companies on the BSE as also those forming part of FTSE 100.
A prolific speaker, Mr. Doshi has addressed several seminars and conferences within and outside of India and courses organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, International Fiscal Association, Other professional bodies and Chambers of Commerce.
He has served on the Councils of Western Region as also All India level of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India which has the task of development and regulation of profession of accountancy in India. During his tenure on the Council, he served on several committees and contributed significantly to the work of Board of Studies which is responsible for education and system of training of students. He also served as Chairman of Committees on direct and indirect taxation of Indian Merchants’ Chamber.
Independent Director
Anjali Bansal is the Founding Partner of Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund - investing in technology and innovation-led start-ups catalysing climate solutions and sustainability. Previously, Anjali was the Non-Executive Chairperson of Dena Bank, appointed by the Government of India to steer the stressed bank’s resolution and merger with Bank of Baroda. Prior to that, Anjali was a Global Partner and Managing Director with TPG Growth PE, responsible for India, SE Asia, Africa and Middle East and strategy consultant with McKinsey in New York.
Anjali has invested in various successful start-ups including Nykaa, Delhivery, Urban Company, Darwinbox, Farmart, and climate tech leaders like Turno, Terra.do and Eeki. She serves as an independent director on leading boards including Tata Power, Nestle, and Piramal Enterprises. She has been appointed on the Board of ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) and GIFT City, and chairs the Climate Council within IVCA. She is a Member of the Evolution Review Committee for Niti Aayog, India’s premier policy think tank chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister.
Anjali has previously chaired the India board of Women’s World Banking, and served on the boards of GSK Pharma, Siemens, and Bata. She has co-founded and chaired the FICCI programme for Women on Corporate Boards.
Anjali is a member of the YPO and a charter member of TiE. She has been listed as one of the “Most Powerful Women” by India’s leading publications, Business Today, Fortune India and Forbes India.
She has a bachelors in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University and a Masters from Columbia University.
Independent Director
Suhail is widely recognised as a leading lawyer in India. Twenty-five years ago, he co-founded Economic Laws Practice which today is recognised as one of India’s pre-eminent law firms. Today the firm has eight offices spread throughout India.
Suhail has successfully represented India in WTO disputes before the Panel and Appellate Body in Geneva and has been counsel to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), and Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI). He sits on the board - as an independent director - of listed companies in India and overseas. He also serves on the board of some of India’s leading not-for-profit entities involved in youth development, skilling, health and the habitat. Suhail has been recognised amongst the top 30 International Trade practitioners in the world by the Best of the Best Expert Guides. He has also been ranked by the Chambers Asia-Pacific for his expertise in Competition/ Antitrust, Corporate M&A and International Trade and has been recommended as a Leading Lawyer by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific for the past ten years. Additionally, he has been recognised for his expertise in the Who’s Who Legal Trade & Customs, has been featured as a “Thought Leader – Trade & Customs” in Who’s Who Legal and has also been identified as a Leading Lawyer by Asialaw Leading Lawyers. Suhail has also featured as a Market Leading Lawyer in IFLR1000 (Financial & Corporate) and in the India Business Law Journal’s A List as India’s Top 100 Lawyers. Apart from India, he is also admitted to the State Bar of New York.
Independent Director
Mr. Dalmia is the Managing Director & CEO of Dalmia Bharat Limited. Driven by the fundamental principles of ‘responsible growth and sustainable development,’ he has steered Dalmia Bharat on a path of accelerated growth since assuming leadership in 2004. Prior to leading Dalmia Bharat, he co-founded JobsAhead.com in 1999, a highly successful dotcom venture that was later acquired by Monster.com in 2004. Mr. Dalmia’s leadership and entrepreneurial acumen have earned him widespread recognition. He was honoured with Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2017 in the manufacturing sector. Additionally, he has also served as the Chairman of the Development Council for Cement Industry (DCCI), established by the Government of India in June 2021. In 2022, Business Today magazine named him the Best CEO in the Cement Category. Presently, he holds the position of Chairperson on the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Raipur.
Mr. Dalmia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Technology (BTech) from IIT-Delhi and graduated as a gold medalist with a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Independent Director
Kunal Bahl is a technology entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of Snapdeal, one of India’s leading e-commerce platforms. Founded in 2010, Snapdeal focusses on the vast value commerce market in India and has served millions of online shoppers in India over the last 13+ years.
He is also the founder of Titan Capital, through which he has invested in more than 250 startups over 12 years across various sectors and geographies in consumer tech, health-tech, fintech, SaaS, consumer brands and B2B marketplaces in companies like Ola Cabs, Urban Company, Razorpay, OfBusiness, Mamaearth, among others.
Kunal is an influential voice on issues pertaining to Indian start-ups and entrepreneurship. He is a member of India’s National Startup Advisory Council and Chairman of CII’s National Startup Council (2023-2024). Kunal served as part of Nasscom’s Executive Council (2019-2023). He is also the former chairman of CII’s E-Commerce Council.
Kunal is a member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
Kunal graduated from the Jerome Fisher Programme in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania and holds degrees in engineering and business from the Wharton School.
Independent Director
Anita Marangoly George is a sustainability investor and accelerating solutions to address climate and societal challenges with profitable investments is her life goal. Ms. George serves on the Board of Tata Sons, Piramal Enterprises and First Solar Inc. USA. She is also a Board Member of the Indo-Canadian Business Chambers (ICBC) and Pearson College in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Ms. George was Executive Director and Head of Emerging Markets for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the pension fund manager for the Province of Québec, for six years and increased CDPQ’s investments in Emerging Markets.
Prior to that, Ms. George was Senior Director of the World Bank Group’s Global Practice on Energy and Extractive Industries from 2014 to 2016, which ensured that Bank Group client countries received world-class service in lending, advisory and knowledge services for transforming the energy and extractive industries sectors.
Before assuming this position on July 1, 2014, Ms. George was Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). She joined the World Bank Group in 1991 as a Young Professional, and worked across all regions - Africa, Asia, Middle East and North Africa and Latin America.
Besides her work with the World Bank Group, she has headed Siemens Financial Services in India covering the telecommunications, power and transportation sectors, and has also served in management positions with the Steel Authority of India.
Ms. George is passionate about Sustainability and empowerment of women in all walks of life. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College and a dual Masters in Economic Policy and Finance from Boston University. In recognition of her work in Sustainability, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Concordia in Montreal, Canada.
Independent Director (w.e.f. June 12, 2024)*
Asheet Mehta is a Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company’s New York Office, where he has served a broad range of players across the financial services industry and the public sector. He previously led the Financial Services Practice in the Americas and Co-led the Financial Services Practice globally. He has also been a member of the Firm’s Shareholders Council (McKinsey’s board) and holds various other leadership roles, including leading an effort to serve disruptive industries and earlystage companies.
Asheet has deep expertise in financial services having served leading insurers, wealth and asset managers, payments companies and both regional and local banks. Client engagement topics have ranged from corporate strategy, organisation, marketing, and operations/ technology as well as risk and regulation across the full range of wholesale and consumer financial products and services.
Working together with executive teams, Asheet supports efforts to address a full spectrum of strategic and operational challenges. He has helped restructure organisations, boost the performance of sales and marketing, and rethink operations, including technology platforms and risk and regulation approaches. He has also advised both new and established companies as they navigate the market turbulence caused by rapidly changing digital technologies, evolving consumer expectations, and unpredictable regulatory frameworks. His work has ranged from corporate strategy and assisting with large scale transformations to functional performance improvement and organisational effectiveness.
Mr. Mehta has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University and an M.B.A. with High Honours in Finance and Production Management from the University of Chicago. He is currently on the board of the Asia Society and the board of visitors of Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. In addition, he is on the board of CreditEnable, a startup focussed on SME lending. He was formerly President and board member of Partnership with Children, a not-for-profit that serves at-risk children in New York City’s Public Schools.
Note: (*) Subject to shareholder’s approval
Independent Director (up to March 31, 2024)
Mr. S. Ramadorai was in public service from February 2011 to October 2016. During his tenure as the Chairman of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) his approach was to standardize the skilling effort, ensure quality and commonality of outcomes by leveraging technology and create an inclusive environment to co-operate, collaborate & co-exist. He strongly believed that empowering the youth with the right skills can define the future of the country. Currently, he is the Chairperson of Mission ‘Karmayogi Bharat’, the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) that aims to transform Indian bureaucracy and prepare civil servants for the future, through comprehensive reform of the capacity building apparatus at individual, institutional and process levels.
Mr. Ramadorai is also the Chairman of the Advisory Board at Tata STRIVE, which is the Tata Group’s CSR skill development initiative that aims to address the pressing national need of skilling youth for employment, entrepreneurship and community enterprise. Currently, he serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of Piramal Pharma Limited and DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. In March 2016, he retired as the Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE Ltd.) after having served on their board for a period of 6 years.
Mr. Ramadorai took over as the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 1996 when the company’s revenues were at $ 155 million and since then led the company through some of its most exciting phases, including its going public in 2004. In October 2009, he retired as the CEO, leaving a $ 6 billion global IT services company to his successor. He was then appointed as the Vice Chairman and retired in October 2014, after an association of over 4 decades with the company.
Given his keen passion to work for the social sector and community initiatives, he also serves as the Chairman on the Council of Management at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and was the Chairperson of the Governing Board at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) for over 10 years starting October 2011. He is the Chairperson of Public Health Foundation of India and the President of the Society for Rehabilitation of Crippled Children (SRCC) – which has recently built a super specialty children’s hospital in Mumbai. In February 2020, Mr. Ramadorai was also appointed as the Chairperson of the Kalakshetra Foundation’s Governing Board by the Union Ministry of Culture.
In recognition of his commitment and dedication to the IT industry he was awarded the Padma Bhushan (India’s third highest civilian honour) in January 2006. In April 2009, he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the Indo-British economic relations. In 2016, he was also awarded The Economic Times - Lifetime Achievement Award for his glorious contribution to Tata Consultancy Services.
His academic credentials include a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Delhi University (India), a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (India) and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of California – UCLA (USA). In 1993, Ramadorai attended the Sloan School of Management’s highly acclaimed Senior Executive Development Program.
Ramadorai is a well-recognized global leader and technocrat who has participated in the Indian IT journey from a mere idea in 1960’s to a mature industry today. Ramadorai captured this exciting journey in a wonderfully personalized book titled ‘The TCS Story... and beyond’ which was published in 2011 and remained on top of the charts for several months.
Among his many interests, Ramadorai is also passionate about photography and Indian classical music.