Jury Members


Chair of the Jury Announced!

Mr. Chandrasekaran Natarajan
image Mr. Chandrasekaran Natarajan
CEO & MD, Tata Consultancy Services,
Chairman, NASSCOM

Natarajan Chandrasekaran (“Chandra”) is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of the company.

Responsible for formulating and executing the company's global strategy, Chandra has been at helm of several key strategic transitions at TCS since 2002 when he took over the role as head of global sales.

In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer, he was the architect of the new organization structure unveiled in 2008, which created multiple agile business units focusing on domains and markets as well as built strategic business units in order to pursue new initiatives with the ability to invest, develop and mature new ideas.

Under his leadership, TCS pioneered the creation of its unique Global Network Delivery Model (GNDM™) across five continents and ventured into new markets including Europe, China and Latin America. Chandra represents TCS on several global and local forums. He is a member of Executive Council, National Association of Software & Service Companies (Nasscom) and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He is on the board of Tata Business Support Services, as well as many TCS subsidiaries.

Chandra joined TCS in 1987 after completing his Masters in Computer Applications from Regional Engineering College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu in 1986. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu.

Beyond the office, Chandra is a passionate long-distance runner and has completed marathons in Mumbai, New York, Prague, Stockholm and Vienna. Born in 1963, Chandra lives in Mumbai, with his wife Lalitha and son Pranav.

Jury Members

Mr. Anil Jaggia
Ms. Aruna Rao
Shri B. Sambamurthy
Prof. Pankaj Chandra
Mr. Vijay Sethi
image Shri B. Sambamurthy
Director, IDRBT

Shri B. Sambamurthy, took over as Director, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, in November 2008.

Prior to taking over as Director, Shri Sambamurthy, held the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank from April 2006. He was also the Executive Director of Indian Bank from 2004 and Non-Executive Chairman of Indian Bank Housing and Capital Market Subsidiaries.

Shri Sambamurthy, a Chartered Accountant, has over three decades of experience in Banking, starting his career with the Syndicate Bank in 1976. During his career, he has handled various functions such as Treasury, International Banking, Human Resources, Risk Management, Information Technology and Bancassurance. He handled the Bank's London Branch and the prestigious Mumbai Zone.

He has also held various positions including Secretary of Indian Banks' Association, U.K. Chapter at London; Vice-Chairman of Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India; Chief Examiner of Indian Institute of Bankers; Member of RBI Committees like Export Advisory Committee, Standing Committee on Forex Clearing and Committee on reporting system, etc.

Shri Sambamurthy is known for his working framework of 3 Ps – People, Product and Process, using which he has put all the organizations he has worked with on a high growth trajectory.
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