Governing Council

DR. CHANDRASHEKAR

Has 3+ decades of experience in Senior and Top Management positions, pan-India and abroad. An alumnus of the prestigious HAL Management Academy, Bengaluru.

Dr. Chandrashekar was formerly Executive Director-Finance, at Karnataka State Financial Corporation where he had rich experience in all the phases of Project Financing and assisted 5,000+ green and brownfield projects. He specializes in "Financial Risk Management," and "International Business." 

With his expansive network, he is responsible for the success of the "e-hand-shake program," which is a launching platform for Indian MSMEs to go on the global platform and reach out to International Firms, Venture Capitalists, and Angel Investors. Apart, his passion is to build vocational skill sets in teenagers as part of CSR initiatives, and he has developed a unique training module named "Digital and Business Literacy Program" so that teenagers become socially and economically relevant at an early age without giving scope for them to drift away from the main course.

With the vast experience he has in Project Financing/Management, he has developed the Business Simulation Game "My Business-My Strategies," a great learning platform to understand the nuances of business. 

His international experience includes work experience in the United Nations/ World Bank as a Technical Advisor/Chief Technical Advisor.

He co-founded Rangnekar Institute of Management Studies and Research, Bengaluru, India along with Prof. (Dr.) S. Sadagopan, Ex-Founder-Director, IIIT, Bengaluru, India.  Currently, he is the Vice-Chairman (In-Charge) of the Governing Council and Director of RIMSR.