Ravi Venkatesan
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| Alma mater | Harvard Business School, Purdue University [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Venture Partner, Unitus Seed Fund[2] |
| Spouse | Sonali Kulkarni |
Ravi Venkatesan is an Indian business executive and venture capitalist who has been the chairman of Microsoft India, Chairman of the board of Bank of Baroda, and Co-chairman of the board of Infosys.[3] He is also the UNICEF Special Representative for Young People and Innovation.[4]
Career
Ravi Venkatesan is currently a venture partner with Unitus Seed Fund. Prior to this role, Ravi has held multiple executive positions. He was the chairman of the board at Bank of Baroda, one of India's Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks. He held this position from 2015 through 2018.[5] He was also the co-chairman of the Board, of Infosys, an Indian Information Technology services company from 2011 through 2018. Ravi was the chairman of Microsoft India from 2004 through 2011. Prior to this, Ravi was the Chairman of Cummins, India, from 1996 through 2004. Ravi was also named as one of the Advisors to Arkam Ventures' INR 325 Crore fund to invest in early stage technology startups in India[6]
Focus on Small and Medium Enterprises
As a member of the Government of India's MSME task force, chartered with developing recommendations for Small and Medium Enterprises impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he has been instrumental in developing the report that was released by the Indian MSME minister, Nitin Gadkari.[7][8]. The report recommends specific allocation of 30% of the MSME relief package to micro and small enterprises, and also asks for a reclassification of Non Performing Assets (NPAs) to allow for a longer repayment window.[7][9]
Books and Columns
Venkatesan is the author of Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere,[10] a book that brings along his personal experience along with interviews with CEOs of global companies like Microsoft, GE, JCB, Dell, Honeywell, Volvo, Bosch, Deere, Unilever, and Nestlé, to help identify attributes that can translate into market success in emerging markets, and translating that success to global gains.[10]
He is also a columnist for popular Indian Business publications including Economic Times, and Outlook Business[11]
References
- ^ a b "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com.
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{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Ravi Venkatesan". The Rockefeller Foundation.
- ^ "Ravi Venkatesan appointed UNICEF'S special representative of young people". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Let public sector banks manage themselves, says BoB chief Ravi Venkatesan". Livemint. July 31, 2018.
- ^ Dalal, Mihir (June 8, 2020). "Arkam Ventures gets ₹325 crore for its fund". Livemint.
- ^ a b "Strong execution of stimulus package must for reviving MSMEs, says GAME task force; suggests measures". June 29, 2020.
- ^ https://smefutures.com/nitin-gadkari-announced-recommendation-report-to-boost-the-msme-sector/
- ^ https://www.livemint.com/news/india/fixing-msmes-crucial-for-atma-nirbhar-bharat-taking-on-china-ravi-venkatesan-11593347760776.html
- ^ a b https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Chaos-Win-India-Everywhere/dp/1422184307
- ^ "Ravi Venkatesan Blog". Economic Times Blog.
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