CEG C-Level Connect Series #19– Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan, Co-Founder, Mindtree and Managing Partner, Mela Ventures

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Guest Speaker – Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEG 1979 Mech, Co-Founder, Mindtree & Managing Partner, Mela Ventures 

A leading authority in the global IT sector, Krishnakumar Natarajan co-founded Mindtree in 1999 and
has played critical roles in building the company’s innovative approach to delivering IT services and
solutions to global 2000 enterprises. As Executive Chairman, he built a $1B revenue company with
Market Cap of over $2.5B. His critical skill is to help Enterprises navigate the ‘Digital transformation
agenda and help business transformations by which enterprises enhance customer experience and
deliver Industry-leading growth.
Krishnakumar ’s efforts as a business leader have been recognized worldwide, winning him several
laurels. Businessworld & Forbes ranked him among India’s most valuable CEOs in 2016. He
won Bloomberg UTV’s award as the CEO of the Year in 2010 and Business Today’s CEO of the year award
in 2014. Chief Executive Magazine recognized him as one of the twelve global leaders of
tomorrow. EY honored him with Entrepreneur of the year 2015 in Services. His efforts resulted in
Mindtree winning the “Most promising company of the Year” in 2013 by CNBC TV18.
A 40-year IT industry veteran, Krishnakumar served as Chairman of the National Association of
Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), where he worked to strengthen the Indian IT industry
to build a globally competitive ecosystem. He now serves as the Chairman of the Nasscom Foundation.
Social enterprises and Philanthropy are other Key interests of Krishnakumar. Along with his wife Akila,
he runs their foundation, “Mela,” which is focused on helping high-potential rural girls to attain
professional qualifications and helping Senior Citizens age gracefully.
He is also a regular speaker at international IT industry conferences and a faculty member at
management schools worldwide. He is also on the Boards of a few well-known Organizations.
He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Chennai,
India, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Xavier Institute, Jamshedpur, India.

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Host – Mr. Vish Viswanathan, CEG 1985 Mech, CEO, Anikode Management Consultants

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Technical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy, CEG IT, 2021

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