V.M. Muralidharan
| V.M. Muralidharan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 29, 1959 Madras, India |
| Residence | Chennai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Tamilian |
| Alma mater |
College of Engineering, Guindy[1] Loyola College, Chennai[2] St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School[3] |
| Occupation |
Chairman at Ethiraj College Trust Global COO at Bahwan CyberTek Group |
| Known for | Youngest & the first person from the Founder & First Chairman V. L. Ethiraj's family to become the Chairman of the Ethiraj College Trust.[4] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse(s) | Kalpana (m. 1988) |
| Children |
Varshini Saravan Krishna |
| Parent(s) |
V.J. Madhavan Chandrika |
| Awards | Raindropss "Edupreneur Award" |
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Vellore Madhavan Muralidharan, better known as Mike Muralidharan, (born 29 December 1959) is an Indian educationist and information technology industry veteran. Currently, he is the Chairman of Ethiraj College Trust and the Global COO of Bahwan CyberTek Group.
Personal life and Education
Muralidharan was born on 29 December 1959 in Chennai, India. He is the son of V.J. Madhavan, a banker, and Chandrika, a homemaker. His family hails from Vellore. He and his brother, Manoj, grew up in the city of Chennai.
Muralidharan did his schooling at St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School. He did his pre-university education at Loyola College, Chennai. He completed his Bachelor's with Honors degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering in 1983 from the College of Engineering, Guindy.
He is married to Kalpana and they have two children, Varshini and Saravan Krishna.
Career
Muralidharan started his career with two of India’s biggest IT giants – Wipro, where he worked for 7 years between 1983 and 1990 and HCL, 10 years, between 1990 and 2000. In his role as General Manager at HCL in 2000, he was heading the operations at Bangalore, the IT capital of India.
His entrepreneurship venture, Precision Techserve, is a global organization offering innovative infrastructure solutions to their customers. In his role as Director & President, between 2001 & 2010, he managed and oversaw a number of key areas.
At present, in his role as the Global COO of Bahwan CyberTek Group, a global software services organization, he spearheads the global operations and steers the organization’s business.
As the Chairman of Ethiraj College Trust, since September 2013, he heads the Trust Board that manages the renowned Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai and the Ethiraj Matriculation School, Vellore. Both campuses together house close to 10,000 students. Muralidharan, great grand nephew of the Founder & First Chairman V. L. Ethiraj, is the youngest & the first person from the founder's family to head the Trust Board. Earlier, he was the Financial Trustee.
In 2015, Muralidharan received the Raindropss "Edupreneur Award" from the hands of His Excellency Dr. Konijeti Rosaiah, Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, for his unparalleled initiatives, commitments, excellence and significant contributions in the field of education.