Chandrasekaran completed his Master of computer applications from the Regional Engineering College, Trichy (now National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli), in Tamil Nadu, India in 1986 after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Applied Sciences from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Chandra took over as Chief Executive Officer on October 6, 2009 prior to which he was chief operating officer and Executive Director of Tata Consultancy Services. Born in 1963, Chandra is one of the youngest Chief executive officers of the Tata Group. As of 2015, his income was ₹ 21.28 crore per annum. His salary for the fiscal year ending March 2014 at ₹18.68 crores was 60% more than the previous year.
Nyenrode Business University, Netherlands conferred Chandra with Honorary doctorate for his significant contributions toward business and society.
Joining Tata Consultancy Services in 1987, Chandra took over as Chief Executive Officer on October 6, 2009 prior to which he was chief operating officer and Executive Director of Tata Consultancy Services. He was nominated as the Chairman of Indian Information Technology industry body NASSCOM in April 2012.
NDTV Business Leader of the Year Information Technology, 2012 Top 25 most influential consultants in the world, 2006 AIMA Business Leader award for 2011 Distinguished alumni award of National Institute of Technology Trichy, 2013 Appointed as non-official director to the board of Reserve Bank of India (Reserve Bank of India), 4 March 2016.
Chandra is a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), and an active member of Computer Society of India and British Computer Society.
