Vanitha Narayanan is an Indian business executive. She is managing director of the IBM-Verizon relationship.[1] She was the Chairman of IBM India from 2017 to 2018.[2] Prior to that, she served as the managing director of IBM India and regional general manager for India and South Asia.[3]
Narayanan joined IBM in the US in 1987. She has worked in several countries, is a member of IBM's Growth & Transformation Team, and was inducted into the IBM Industry Academy. She led several leadership development and diversity initiatives, and is the executive sponsor for developing the women's leadership pipeline.[3]
Narayanan was chairperson of the American Chamber of Commerce in India from 2015 to 2016,[4] executive council member of NASSCOM,[citation needed] chairperson of NITK Surathkal,[5] and member of the Confederation of Indian Industry.[3]
Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]
In 2017 Narayanan was named as one of the āMost Powerful Womenā by Fortune India[6] and Business Today.[7]
Education[edit | edit source]
Narayanan has a Masters in Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Madras and a Masters in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Houston - Magna Cum Laude. Besides, she has a major in liberal arts from Stella Maris College, Chennai.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Narayanan lives in the US.[1] She is married and has a daughter and grandchild.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 "IBM India chairman Vanitha Narayanan to return to US". The Times of India. 24 February 2018.
- ā "IBM and Beyond". Business Today. 8 October 2017.
- ā 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Vanitha Narayanan - Managing Director, IBM India Private Limited". IBM. November 2014.
- ā "AMCHAM India - National Executive Board". AMCHAM India. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ā "Empathy is as important as intellect". India Today. 23 March 2018.
- ā "Fortune India - Most Powerful Women in 2017 - Vanitha Narayanan". Fortune. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ā "The Most Powerful Women In Business 2017". Business Today. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ā "When IBM India Chairman Vanitha Narayanan faced 'grandmother peer pressure'". The Economic Times. 21 February 2018.