Ravi Venkatesan is an Indian business executive and venture capitalist who has been the chairman of Microsoft India, chairman of the board of Bank of Baroda, and co-chairman of the board of Infosys.
12 Facts About Ravi Venkatesan
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Ravi Venkatesan is the UNICEF Special Representative for Young People and Innovation.
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Ravi Venkatesan is the founder of Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship and a venture partner at Unitus Ventures.
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Ravi Venkatesan is currently a venture partner with Unitus Seed Fund.
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Ravi Venkatesan was the chairman of the board at Bank of Baroda, one of India's Public Sector Undertaking banks.
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Ravi Venkatesan was the co-chairman of the board of Infosys, an Indian information technology services company, from 2011 through 2018.
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Ravi Venkatesan was the chairman of Microsoft India from 2004 through 2011.
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Ravi Venkatesan was named as one of the advisors to Arkam Ventures' 3.25 billion INR fund to invest in early stage technology startups in India.
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Ravi Venkatesan is a member of the Government of India's MSME task force, chartered with developing recommendations for small- and medium-size enterprises impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ravi Venkatesan is the founder of Social Ventures Partners India, a network of philanthropists.
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Ravi Venkatesan is the author of Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere.
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Ravi Venkatesan is a columnist for publications including The Economic Times and Outlook.