Vanitha Narayanan

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, chairperson of NITK Surathkal,[5] and member of the Confederation of Indian Industry.[3]

Awards and recognition

In 2017 Narayanan was named as one of the ‘Most Powerful Women’ by Fortune India[6] and Business Today.[7] She has been mentioned as one of the 12 Global Indian Super Women of 2016 by CXO Today[8]

Education

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

Narayanan lives in the US.[1] She is married and has a daughter and grandchild.[9]

References
  1. "IBM India chairman Vanitha Narayanan to return to US". The Times of India. 24 February 2018.
  2. "IBM and Beyond". Business Today. 8 October 2017.
  3. "Vanitha Narayanan - Managing Director, IBM India Private Limited". IBM. November 2014.
  4. "AMCHAM India - National Executive Board". AMCHAM India. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. "Empathy is as important as intellect". India Today. 23 March 2018.
  6. "Fortune India - Most Powerful Women in 2017 - Vanitha Narayanan". Fortune. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. "The Most Powerful Women In Business 2017". Business Today. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. "Celebrating The Success Of 12 Global Indian Super Women". Trivone. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018.
  9. "When IBM India Chairman Vanitha Narayanan faced 'grandmother peer pressure'". The Economic Times. 21 February 2018.
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