N. Chandrasekaran

Natarajan Chandrasekaran is the Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons and several other Tata companies. His appointment as Chairman followed a 30-year business career at TCS, which he joined from university. Under his leadership, TCS consolidated its position as the largest private sector employer in India and the country’s most valuable company. He is also the author of Bridgital Nation. In the groundbreaking book, Chandra presents a powerful vision for the future. To the coming disruption of artificial intelligence, he proposes a solution where India is perfectly positioned to pave a unique path from the rest of the world, harnessing AI to generate jobs and bring Indians closer to their dreams. Chandra is also on the International Advisory Council of Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB). He is the Chairman of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow as well as the President of the Court at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He is the Co-Chair of the India US CEO Forum. He is also on the Board of Governors of New York Academy of Sciences and has been elected as an international member of the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Chandra was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian awards in India, in the field of trade and industry in 2022. Chandra is an avid photographer and long-distance runner, he has completed the Abbott World Marathon Majors.