Ravi Venkatesan — CEO
Ravi is a business leader, a social entrepreneur, and an author. Over the years, he has led several companies and has served as the Chairman of Cummins India, Microsoft India, and Bank of Baroda. Ravi founded the Global Alliance For Mass Entrepreneurship and currently chairs The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP). He studied Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay, completed his Master's in Engineering at Purdue University, and got his MBA from Harvard Business School. He has also served as UNICEF’s Special Representative for Young People and Innovation, where he started and led a global initiative called Generation Unlimited - a global mission to engage and skill the world’s 1.8 billion young people to equip them for a rapidly changing world. Ravi enjoys writing and is the author of two bestselling books, ‘What The Heck Do I Do With My Life: How To Flourish in Our Turbulent Times’ and ‘Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere.’ He was voted one of India’s best management thinkers by Thinkers50 and Microsoft’s Alumni Hero 2020. He also sits on the boards of the Rockefeller Foundation and Hitachi Ltd.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in social entrepreneurship and business strategy.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 30 yrs 3 mos
Career Highlights
- Chairman of multiple leading organizations.
- Founder of Global Alliance For Mass Entrepreneurship.
- Author of bestselling books on personal development.
Work Experience
ServiceNow
Senior Advisor, Global Advisory Board (1 yr 6 mos)
Self-employed
CEO Mentor (3 yrs 4 mos)
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
Chairman of the Board (4 yrs 1 mo)
Hitachi
Board Member (5 yrs 9 mos)
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Member Board Of Trustees (7 yrs)
UNICEF
Unicef Special Representative for Young People and Innovation (5 yrs)
GAME - Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship
Founder (7 yrs 8 mos)
Bank of Baroda
Chairman Of The Board (3 yrs)
The Rockefeller Foundation
Member of the Board of Trustees (11 yrs 10 mos)
Capria Ventures
Venture Partner (12 yrs 9 mos)
Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere
Author (8 yrs 11 mos)
Social Venture Partners
Founder of Social Venture Partners India (13 yrs 8 mos)
Infosys
Member of the Board of Directors (7 yrs 1 mo)
AB Volvo
Member of the Board (7 yrs)
Microsoft India
Chairman (7 yrs 8 mos)
Cummins India
Chairman (8 yrs)
Education
MBA at Harvard Business School
Master of Science (MS) at Purdue University
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
