Ashok Soota, a serial entrepreneur, and a pioneer of the Indian IT industry has led two companies to very successful IPOs: Happiest Minds (2020) and Mindtree (2007). He has been the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a member of the Prime Minister’s Task Force for IT and was on the Advisory Council for the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva. He is a Fellow of INAE and CSI and on the Board of Governors of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines. He is a recipient of multiple awards for IT Person of the Year (Dataquest and Elcina) and Lifetime Achievement (ICSI, Financial Express, Dataquest and Chiratae Ventures, earlier IDG). In April 2022, Ashok announced the creation of Happiest Health, a knowledge enterprise focusing on health & wellness. In April 2021, he launched SKAN, India’s first private sector, a non-profit organization dedicated to medical research on aging, neurological disorders, and the gut-microbiome axis. He also established in 2011 Ashirvadam, a Trust for environmental projects and assistance to the needy. Ashok has been included in Forbes’ Asia Top 15 list of philanthropists in 2022.

Joseph Anantharaju has over 25 years of professional experience and is primarily focused on helping technology and digital engineering companies unlock new growth levers. In 2011, Joseph became one of the co-founders of Happiest Minds. His instrumental role in establishing the Company’s Product Engineering Services (PES) business unit helped substantiate its digital credentials and contributed to a successful IPO. Along with leading PES, Joseph offers guidance to the People Practice, Talent Acquisition, Operations, and Technology functions of Happiest Minds to ensure alignment with company strategy and customer interests. Joseph started his career in banking and manufacturing before foraying into the world of IT. Previously, he owned the P&L responsibility at Mindtree for the Microsoft Strategic business unit. In his stint with Aztecsoft (later acquired by Mindtree), he was first responsible for rapidly scaling it into a multi-million $ account.

With over 28 years of experience in general management, operations, finance and law, Venkatraman Narayanan is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has been associated with our Company since April 2015. Prior to Happiest Minds, Venkat was CFO of Sonata Software, TeamLease Services, Perot Systems TSI (India), Transworks Information Services (through Aditya Birla Management Center), Mindtree, Director - Operations Oracle, and Senior Consultant at Arthur Andersen. He also served on the Board of Sonata’s subsidiaries and Perot Systems.

Founder of Cerebrus Consultants, Anita Ramachandran has over 40 years of experience as a management consultant in leading organizations. She is one of the first generations of women professionals to successfully spearhead an HR consulting and services organization. She has also worked with more than 700 companies across locations on a wide variety of HR projects. A thought leader and strategist, she is recognized as an authoritative figure in the compensation and rewards area under Reward Management in India. She works with several PE firms, mentors start-ups, and supports organizations in the social sector. Anita is currently on the Board of Grasim, Metropolis Healthcare, Kotak Life, Happiest Minds, and several other companies.

A distinguished scholar, Rajendra Srivastava is the Novartis Professor of Marketing Strategy and Innovation at the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad and Mohali, India). He also holds several prominent positions across academic institutions around the world. His research, spanning marketing and finance/ economics, has been published in various leading journals. A recipient of multiple research awards, his work on Market-Based Assets in the JM received the Maynard Award, MSI/Paul Root Award and AMA-Sheth Foundation Award. His thought leadership is reflected in approximately 23,000 Google Citations referencing his work. He has consulted and delivered executive development programs across North and Latin America, Europe and Asia for multiple large technology and financial services firms.

Shuba Rao Mayya has been associated with us since June 4, 2020, and has 30 years of experience in banking and insurance. Previously, she served as the Vice President at ICICI, Senior Vice President and Head - CSO branch operations at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, and a General Manager at Tata Consultancy Services (previously TCS eServe). She also serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of Ace Designers, Ace Manufacturing System, Stovekraft, Le Travenues Technology Limited, and Confirm Ticket Online Solutions Private Limited (a material subsidiary company of Le Travenues Technology Limited).

An inspiring leader, Rajiv Shah is known for his 30 years of extensive experience across different sectors. He has also served in Board-level positions at Wipro Technologies, and IBS Software Services among others. He spearheaded various facets of IBS through global expansion, initiated acquisitions and integration of niche product companies, and facilitated a major transaction to provide a profitable exit to shareholders. He also led the financial and healthcare business units at Wipro and ran businesses as the CEO and Executive Director of other major IT companies.

A seasoned and thoughtful leader, Ram Mohan has previously held notable positions at Mindtree: CISO, EVP, and Global Head of IMS for Enterprise Integration, Mainframe services, and APAC business. Before that, he was EVP - Operations of e4e. He was also the founder and COO of Vinciti Networks. With rich experience in service & product companies, Ram has 35+ years of experience in IMTS, including 25 years in senior management positions. He has played a key role in M&A activities. He has been a recipient of the CSO Award, the coveted Chairman’s Award at Happiest Minds.