Krishnakumar Natarajan

Appointed in July 2020. A leading authority in the global IT sector, Krishnakumar co-founded Mindtree in 1999 and has played key roles in building the company’s innovative approach to delivering IT services and solutions to global 2000 enterprises.

A 40-year IT industry veteran, Krishnakumar held several key positions at Wipro before co-founding Mindtree. In 2013, Krishnakumar served as Chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), where he worked to strengthen the Indian IT industry to build a globally competitive ecosystem. He currently serves as Chair of NASSCOM Foundation.

Krishnakumar is an active partner of Social Venture Partners – an organisation involved in impactful philanthropy – and he co-runs the Mela Foundation. Krishnakumar is also an active member of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has a BA in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Chennai, India, and an MA in Business Administration from the Xavier Institute, Jamshedpur, India.