Board of Governors

The Board of Governors of ASB are a pool of academic and professional leaders who lend the depth of their expertise to overseeing ASB's mission to nurture generations of future leaders.

Dr. S Ramadorai

Chairman, Board of Governors, ASB

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Dr. Ramadorai is one of the most reputed IT professionals in the country and a true industry leader as the CEO & Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Academically, he is a Graduate Engineer from IISc., Bangalore; Masters Degree from University of California; an alumnus of Sloan School of Management.

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Mr. George M Thomas

Patron, ASB

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Over the last 25 years, Mr. Thomas has been at the helm of organisations that have been been associated with some of the most prestigious projects in Oman. He is the Managing Director of Kenton Group of Companies, India; Managing Director and CEO, Saif Al Harassi Group and Burj Oman LLC, Sultanate of Oman. He also has an abiding commitment to education and is the Founder President, Trivandrum International School.

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Prof. Prakash G Apte

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Prof. Apte has an academic career of great depth and excellence, being the Director, IIM-Bangalore and having several years of teaching experience at IIM (B) with specialisation in Economics.His qualifications are a Post Graduation from IIM (Calcutta) and PhD from Columbia University, USA. 

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Mr. S Gopalakrishnan (Kris)

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Mr. Gopalakrishnan adds to our roster of IT stalwarts as Co-Founder, President & Joint Managing Director, Infosys Technologies Ltd. He has played a key role in building Infosys into one of the most reputed IT companies globally.

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Prof. S Jagadish

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Prof. Jagadish is a leading academician and practitioner. He is actively driving several major consulting assignments and is a Former Professor and Chairperson in Quantitative Methods and Information Systems at IIM (B). He has a notable educational record, including Post Graduation from IIM (A); Graduate from the Institute of Electronics and Radio Engineering, London; recipient of Ford Foundation and the UNDP Fellowships.

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Mr. Arun M Kumar

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Mr. Kumar is known throughout the highest echelons of the professional world for his expertise. He is a Partner, KPMG LLP, California as a leader in their advisory service practice. He is a recognised thought leader in the areas of finance and performance management, the promoter of a venture capital fund and advisor to several technology / entrepreneurial ventures in the US and India.

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Mr. Raj Nair

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Mr. Nair is a IIT(Mumbai), IIM(A) alumnus with over 30 years of professional experience, most of it in strategic consulting for Indian and international clients. He presently Chairman, Avalon Consulting and Promoter-Chairman, Ugam Solutions Ltd., with offices in Mumbai and San Francisco.

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Prof. K Ramakrishnan

Director, ASB

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Former Director, School of Management, School of Distance Education, Bharathiar University, Prof. Ramakrishnan has over 40 years of professional experience spanning industry, teaching, research and consulting in public systems (TN State, GoI) and not-for-profit sectors. Management education at IIMA and at U S Universities as an exchange scholar of East-West Centre, Hawaii.

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Prof. Samuel Paul

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Prof. Paul is a leading expert in his field, and is a former Advisor to the World Bank on Public Sector reform and to the UN Commission on Transnational Corporations.His commitment to furthering the cause of quality education is reflected in his role as Founder-Chairman, Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore. He is also former Professor & Director IIM (A). 

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Mr. G. Vijaya Raghavan

Member-Secretary, BoG, ASB

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Mr. Raghavan's credentials embrace the professional and educational spheres. He is President, VMA Consultants Pvt. Ltd.; Founder-CEO, Technopark, Trivandrum; former Member Kerala State Planning Board; Member Kerala State Council of Science Technology and Environment; former President International Association of Science Parks (Asia Pacific); Hon. Director Trivandrum International School.