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Governing council

Lakshmi Narayanan

Lakshmi Narayanan

Chancellor, Chairperson, Governing Council
Lakshmi Narayanan is the Co-Founder of Cognizant and Director, ICT Academy, Chennai Mathematical Institute.
Amitava Saha

Amitava Saha

Member, Governing Council
Overall experience of 28 plus years, of which 22 have been in Human Resources, covering Talent Acquisition
Ashwin Bajaj

Ashwin Bajaj

Member, Governing Council
Ashwin Bajaj heads Investor Relations for the JSW Group, one of India’s largest industrial groups.
Kalpana Morparia

Kalpana Morparia

Member, Governing Council
Kalpana Morparia is an experienced professional in the financial services industry, primarily in India.
Kapil Viswanathan

Kapil Viswanathan

Member, Governing Council

Kapil Viswanathan has played a central role in the conception and establishment of the University.
Raghuram Rajan

Dr Raghuram G Rajan

Member, Governing Council
Dr Raghuram G Rajan is the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth.
Raghu Sundaram

Raghu Sundaram

Member, Governing Council
Raghu Sundaram is Dean and the Edward I Altman Professor of Credit and Debt Markets at New York University’s Leonard N Stern School of Business.
Ravindra Sannareddy

Dr Ravindra Sannareddy

Member, Governing Council
Dr Ravindra Sannareddy, as the Founder and Managing Director of Sri City, has spearheaded its development into a leading economic hub in India.
Soumya Swaminathan

Dr Soumya Swaminathan

Member, Governing Council
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, a pediatrician and global expert in tuberculosis and HIV research, recently served as WHO’s Chief Scientist and previously as Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Srinivasa Raju

C Srinivasa Raju

Member, Governing Council
Chintalapati Srinivasa Raju, widely known as Srini Raju, is an Indian Entrepreneur, and Private Equity Investor.
T K Srirang

T K Srirang

Member, Governing Council
T K Srirang is the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Securities Limited. He previously served at ICICI Bank Limited as the Group Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of the Infrastructure Management Services Group.
Tara Thiagarajan

Dr Tara Thiagarajan

Member, Governing Council
Dr Tara Thiagarajan is Chairman and Managing Director of Madura, a microfinance company operating across 8,000 villages in India and pioneering a data-driven approach.
Vidya Vencatesan

Dr Vidya Vencatesan

Member, Governing Council
Dr Vidya Vencatesan is a Professor and Head of the Dept of French and Director Centre for European Studies, at the University of Mumbai.
Vishakha N Desai

Dr Vishakha N Desai

Member, Governing Council
Dr Vishakha Desai is a Senior Advisor for Global Affairs at Columbia University, and an Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs.
Venkatakrishnan C S

C S Venkatakrishnan

Member, Governing Council
C S Venkatakrishnan (“Venkat”) was appointed Barclays Group Chief Executive in November 2021.

Suresh Narayanan

Member, Governing Council
Suresh Narayanan is the Former Chairman and Managing Director of Nestlé India and has held additional responsibilities for Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives during his tenure.
Nirmala Rao

Professor Nirmala Rao

Governing Council

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