Ravi Venkatesan
Independent Board Member
biochemistry
Strand Life Science Pvt Ltd
India
Biography
Ravi Venkatesan is the former Chairman of Microsoft India and currently a Venture Partner at Unitus Seed Fund which invests in early stage social enterprises. He is the founder and Chairman of Social Venture Partners India, a network of engaged philanthropists addressing social problems through venture philanthropy. Ravi is also a director on the boards of Infosys and AB Volvo and the author of an acclaimed book “Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere” published by Harvard Business Review. He advises many global companies on their emerging market strategies. As Chairman of Microsoft India between 2004 and 2011, Ravi was instrumental in creating Microsoft India’s Project Shiksha, a computer literacy program which has so far trained over 35 million school children in India.
Research Interest
biochemistry
