BVR Mohan Reddy

B.V.R. Mohan Reddy is an Indian entrepreneur, and founder and chairman of Cyient, a global technology solutions company. By pioneering outsourced engineering services from India in 1991, Mohan led Cyient to contribute over $5 billion in cumulative exports and firmly placed India on the global engineering, research and development (ER&D) services map.

Mohan spearheaded several industry bodies and served as the chairman of NASSCOM and chairman of CII, Southern Region. He is also the founding director of T-Hub, India’s largest start-up incubation centre.

He took up several leadership positions to promote higher education. He is the chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Hyderabad and IIT Roorkee, a member of the Leadership Advisory Board (LAB) at the University of Michigan College of Engineering, the USA, and a member of the Court of Governors of Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI).

Mohan was the recipient of India’s fourth-highest civilian award-the Padma Shri-in 2017 for his contribution to trade and industry.