M. R. Madhavan

M. R. Madhavan
Born1968
India
Alma materIIM Calcutta
Occupation(s)Businessman, public policy researcher

M. R. Madhavan is the President and co-founder of PRS Legislative Research,[1][2] a public policy research institution that focuses on making the legislative process in India better informed, more transparent and participatory. PRS publishes "legislative briefs" (short commented summaries) of Bills in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and other articles related to legislation in India.

Madhavan holds an undergraduate degree in engineering from IIT Madras and an MBA and PhD from IIM Calcutta. He started his career in ICICI Securities in the equity research group and later headed interest rates research at ICICI. He also worked for Bank of America as a Principal and Senior Strategist for the Asia region.[3][4]

Madhavan quit Bank of America in September 2005 and joined forces with C. V. Madhukar to open PRS Legislative Research. At PRS, Madhavan set up and led the Research team, before becoming the President of PRS.

Madhavan was honoured with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIM Calcutta in 2014.[5] IIT Madras also honoured him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2017.[6] He was selected as the Business Standard Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2019.[7]

  1. ^ "Team". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ^ Anjali Puri (10 December 2007). "Hammurabi's Reading List". Outlook. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  3. ^ "3 success stories of successful career transitions". shine.com. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  4. ^ Sonya Dutta Choudhury (11 August 2013). "To the nation, with love". Mint. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Dr. M R Madhavan | IIM Calcutta". www.iimcal.ac.in. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Office of Alumni & Corporate Relations, IIT Madras". acr.iitm.ac.in. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ Reporter, B. S. (4 March 2020). "BS Social Excellence Awards 2019: Jury picks top three in social sector". Business Standard India. Retrieved 16 June 2021.