Subramanian Ramadorai

S Ramadorai
Climate Crisis 2.0 Conference 2022
Born (1944-10-06) 6 October 1944 (age 80)[1]
Nagpur, British India
NationalityIndian
Alma materHansraj College, University of Delhi
Indian Institute of Science
University of California, Los Angeles
MIT Sloan School of Management
Occupation(s)Chairperson, Karmayogi Bharat
Honorary Consul, Consulate of Uruguay in India
Chairperson National Institute of Advanced Studies
Chairperson Kalakshetra Foundation
Known forFormer CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services, Former Chairperson of NSDC and NSDA
SpouseMahalakshmi Ramadorai
Children1
AwardsPadma Bhushan
CBE

Subramanian Ramadorai (born 6 October 1944)[2] was the Adviser to the Prime Minister of India in the National Council on Skill Development, Government of India.[3] He held the rank equivalent to an Indian Cabinet Minister and was the Chairman of National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).[4][5]As the Chairman of NSDA/NSDC, he initiated the process of standardization of skilling effort, quality benchmarking, inclusive collaboration, and commonality of purpose and outcomes in India by leveraging technology.[6] 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.[7] [8][9]

He is the Chairperson of the Advisory Board at Tata STRIVE,[10] which is the Tata Group’s CSR skill development initiative aimed towards skilling of the youth for employment, entrepreneurship and community enterprise.[11][12]

He has been the CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services from 1996 to 2009 and Vice - Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services till 6 October 2014.[13] His role has been instrumental in the growth story of TCS, where the company grew from a USD 400 million revenues company with 6000 employees to one of the world's largest software and services company with more than 200,000 employees working in 42 countries and revenues over USD 20.0 billion.[14][15]

His current engagements include Chairperson – Kalakshetra Foundation,[16][17] Chairperson – National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS),[18] Chairperson – PRS Legislative Research,[19]Chairperson – Indian National Association for the Club of Rome,[20][21] Chairperson – Public Health Foundation of India,[22] Chairperson – Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati,[23] Trustee – Council on Energy, Environment And Water (CEEW),[24] President – Society for Rehabilitation of Crippled Children (SRCC),[25] Vice Chair – The Nature Conservancy India.[26]

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  3. ^ "Ramadorai made PM's skill council advisor". The Economic Times. 1 February 2011. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "S.Ramadorai on the skilling challenges India faces". Business Today. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "The nuts and bolts of skill development". Skills and Employability Network. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ^ Tara, S. Nayana; Sanath Kumar, N. S. (1 December 2016). "Skill development in India:: In conversation with S. Ramadorai, Chairman, National Skill Development Agency & National Skill Development Corporation; former CEO, MD and Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services". IIMB Management Review. 28 (4): 235–243. doi:10.1016/j.iimb.2016.10.003. ISSN 0970-3896.
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  8. ^ "Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, "Mission Karmayogi", launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, had institutionalised the process of capacity building, particularly for the benefit of civil servants". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Karmyogi Bharat Announces Non-Executive Directors To Its Board". BW people. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Tata STRIVE – Bridging the Skill Development Divide". www.tatastrive.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  11. ^ Tara, S. Nayana; Sanath Kumar, N. S. (1 December 2016). "Skill development in India:: In conversation with S. Ramadorai, Chairman, National Skill Development Agency & National Skill Development Corporation; former CEO, MD and Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services". IIMB Management Review. 28 (4): 235–243. doi:10.1016/j.iimb.2016.10.003. ISSN 0970-3896.
  12. ^ "Corporations of the future will require a huge pool of sustainability leaders: S Ramadorai". Open The Magazine. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Board of Directors appoint S Ramadorai as Vice Chairman; Confirms N Chandrasekaran as new CEO & MD". www.tcs.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ^ "TCS CEO Receives CBE; Top British Award for S Ramadorai". www.tcs.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Since 1968: The TCS Timeline | Tata group". www.tata.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Chairman – Kalakshetra Foundation". Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  17. ^ Nath, Damini (24 February 2020). "Ramadorai to head Kalakshetra Foundation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  18. ^ "NIAS". www.nias.res.in. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Board of Directors". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Leadership| Club of Rome". clubofrome.in. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  21. ^ Shri S Ramadorai, Chairman, Club of Rome – India, retrieved 26 September 2023
  22. ^ "Governance - Public Health Foundation of India". phfi.org. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  23. ^ "IIIT-GUWAHATI". www.iiitg.ac.in. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Member of the Board of Trustees". Council on Energy, Environment and Water.
  25. ^ "About - SRCC team Child development centre - SRCC". 16 February 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Mr Subramaniam Ramadorai". The Nature Conservancy India. Retrieved 26 September 2023.