Ramkumar Ramamoorthy to join Krea University as its first Pro Vice-Chancellor in Jan

CHENNAI: The former chairman and managing director of Cognizant (India) Ramkumar Ramamoorthy is all set to join Krea University as its first Pro Vice- Chancellor in January 2021. Ramkumar as the first Pro Vice-Chancellor would be responsible for professional learning, a press release said.

In his new role, Ramkumar would help drive the mission and long-term strategy of the University of its professional programmes across Masters in Business Administration, executive education, that would add significant value to businesses, individuals. "In addition, Ramkumar, as a part of the core leadership team, will help strengthen the University's vision to be a teaching and research university that defines global benchmarks," the release said.

Krea University Vice-chancellor Dr Sunder Ramaswamy said, "Ramkumar brings to Krea a rare combination of three decades of industry, professional and academic experience. His deep appreciation of structural shifts across industries and newer models of learning will be a great asset to Krea..." On taking up the new responsibility, Ramkumar said, "I am truly excited to be part of the Krea team that strongly believes in the larger purpose of helping humanity prepare for an unpredictable world".

"I am confident that the rich heritage of the Graduate Business School, Krea's pioneering interwoven learning model and strong legacy of core values will enable the alumni of the university to confidently embrace the future," he added.

Ramkumar has over 30 years of experience in the information technology industry and academia. In his 22 years of service at Cognizant, he held more than half a dozen portfolios and has held various leadership positions including executive director, India and chief knowledge officer.

Prior to joining Cognizant, Ramkumar was with Tata Consultancy Services and is also associated with the Chennai Mathematical Institute, one of the premier institutions of excellence for teaching and research in mathematics, computer science and data science. Ramkumar is the immediate past president of the over century-old Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry and was also the past Vice-Chairman of American Chamber of Commerce.

The governing council of the Krea University includes iconic industrialist Anand Mahindra, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and industrialist Sajjan Jindal. The university houses two schools (school of interwoven arts and sciences and graduate school of business) and provides strategic oversight to three research centres.

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