Ramkrishna Subbaraman

Biography

 Ramki heads Mahindra’s Group Public Affairs, and is responsible for external relations including policy-related advocacy. He has a successful record of effective government relations, after a career spanning three and a half decades in various blue chip corporations. Prior to joining Mahindra in 2013, he was with Nokia as Chief Corporate Officer, and was also Chairman of the Board of Nokia India Pvt Ltd. There, he contributed to the development of the National Telecom Policy, the National Manufacturing Policy, and the ESDM policy as it pertained to the mobile sector.  Ramki started his career with the Tata Group and worked with them for 15 years, where his last position was Chief Resident Executive of Tata Steel at Delhi. Later, as Vice President and Senior Director of Pfizer India for over eight years, he successfully led the pharmaceutical industry’s advocacy for robust intellectual property laws in India. During his time with Pfizer, he significantly impacted the drafting and passage of three patent amendment laws. He has been a speaker at many seminars and conferences on IPR, including the American Conference on Patents at New York in 2005. He wrote a book called Patents: Advantage India.

Research Interest

 Ramki heads Mahindra’s Group Public Affairs, and is responsible for external relations including policy-related advocacy. He has a successful record of effective government relations, after a career spanning three and a half decades in various blue chip corporations. Prior to joining Mahindra in 2013, he was with Nokia as Chief Corporate Officer, and was also Chairman of the Board of Nokia India Pvt Ltd. There, he contributed to the development of the National Telecom Policy, the National Manufacturing Policy, and the ESDM policy as it pertained to the mobile sector.