● Ramanan Ramanathan 

Mission Director Atal Innovation Mission, Additional Secretary 

About 

R Ramanan is the Mission Director of the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) - a flagship national 
Innovation initiative of the Prime Minister and the Government of India of India under the NITI Aayog 
(National Institution for Transforming India). AIM’s goals are to establish and promote a vibrant 
culture of innovation and entrepreneurship nationwide. 

As the Mission Director of AIM, Ramanan has been instrumental to date in the launch and execution 
of several nationwide innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives resulting in 

- 10000+ Atal Tinkering Labs being established in schools nationwide with 5000+ operational in 
650+ districts and over 2 million students having access to innovative tools and technologies like 3d 
printers, robotics, miniaturised electronics do it yourself kits 

- 102 Atal Incubation Centers being established in Univ / industry fostering Startups 

- 24 Atal New India Challenges to stimulate product innovations along with Ministries of India 

- one of the largest mentorship networks with over 10000+ registrations nationwide AIM iNNONET to 
mentor young school students and Startups in the Tinkering Labs and the Incubators 

R Ramanan was previously Managing Director & CEO of CMC Ltd, a subsidiary of the globally 
acclaimed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Ramanan led CMC’s rapid transformation from a 
domestic government organization to a global IT private sector organization. Under his leadership 
CMC share price grew over 2100% between October 2001 to 2014, its operating profits over 1338%, 
72% of its business coming from the overseas markets and leading to its successful amalgamation 
into TCS in 2015 

Ramanan joined TCS in 1981 after graduating from IIT Mumbai in Electrical Engg and played an 
instrumental role in the growth of TCS with a variety of responsibilities ranging from product 
development, technical marketing, global business development, and general management of large 
centers of TCS.  

Experience 

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● Mission Director 
● Company Name - Atal Innovation Mission - Govt of India 
● Dates Employed - Jun 2017 – Present 
● Employment Duration - 3 yrs 2 mos 
● Location - India 
 

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● Member Board of Directors 
● Company Name - Indo US Science and Technology Forum 
● Dates Employed - Jan 2020 – Present 
● Employment Duration - 7 mos 
● Location - New Delhi Area, India 
 

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● Member Board Of Directors 
● Company Name - Defence Innovation Organization 
● Dates Employed - Jun 2018 – Present 
● Employment Duration - 2 yrs 2 mos 
● Location - New Delhi Area, India 
 

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 ● Chairperson NZTE Beachhead India Advisory Board 
● Company Name - New Zealand Trade and Enterprise 
● Dates Employed - Sep 2010 – Present 
● Employment Duration - 9 yrs 11 mos 
 
 
 
 

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● Senior Vice President 
● Company Name - Tata Consultancy Services 
● Dates Employed - Jul 1981 – Present 
● Employment Duration - 39 yrs 1 mo 
 

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● Board Of Directors 
● Company Name - TataiQ 
● Dates Employed - Apr 2016 – Apr 2017 
● Employment Duration - 1 yr 1 mo 
 

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● Managing Director & CEO 
● Company Name - CMC LTD 
● Dates Employed - Oct 2001 – Jun 2016 
● Employment Duration - 14 yrs 9 mos 
● Location - Mumbai 
 
 
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● Chairman 
● Company Name = CMC Americas, Inc. 
● Dates Employed - Oct 2001 – Jun 2016 
● Employment Duration - 14 yrs 9 mos 
 

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● Board Director 
● Company Name - Tata Business Support Services 
● Dates Employe - Oct 2011 – Apr 2014 
● Employment Duration - 2 yrs 7 mos 
● Location - Mumbai Area, India 

 
Education 

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● Harvard Business School 
● Degree Name - Advanced Management Program 
● Field Of Study - AMP 187 Management programme 
● Dates attended or expected graduation - 2014 – 2014 

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 ● University of Cambridge 
● Field Of Study - Sustainability Leadership 
● Dates attended or expected graduation - 2013 – 2013 

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● Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 
● Degree Name - B Tech 
● Field Of Study - Electrical Engineering 
● Dates attended or expected graduation - 1976 – 1981 

● Activities and Societies:​ I​ EEE 

● CEO of the Year - 2015 

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​ ifetime Chair of HBS AMP187 Alumni Reunion 

● I​ ndia’s most “Value”able CEOs 

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​ utstanding contribution in Innovations 

● B
​ usiness Leader Award in Information Technology Sector (2012) 

● U
​ dyog Rattan Award 

● I​ ndira Gandhi Sadbhavna Award 

● R
​ ajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award  

Languages 

● English 
● F
​ rench 

● H
​ indi 

● T
​ amil