Srini Raju

Career

Srini Raju was the Chief Executive Officer of DBSS, the in-house technology unit of Cognizant, established in 1994, which focused on implementing large-scale Information Technology projects for Dun & Bradstreet businesses. Besides funding and mentoring next generation entrepreneurs, he plays an active role in building educational institutions of higher learning. Besides investing and mentoring young professional and entrepreneurs, he is continuing to make large contributions to the cause of building Institutions of Excellence in the field of Management and Technology.

Srini Raju pledged to donate Rs.35 crores towards developing a Research Center in the areas of Information Technology and Networked Economy.

Indian School of Business (ISB) named the Information Technology research center as Srini Raju Centre for Information Technology and Networked Economy (SRITNE) at ISB. In 10 years, IIIT has become India’s leading Technology Research University. IIIT-H is a non-governmental Public Institution set up on Public-Private Partnership Model by Leading Technical Companies and the Government of Telangana.

Srini Raju is also a visiting Faculty at various universities like ISB, IIIT Hyderabad, IIT Madras, International Graduate School of Management Business School-University of Navarre et cetera

Achievements

• Srini later became the Company-founder and Chairman of Peepul Capital (successor to iLabs Venture Capital Fund), a Private Equity (PE) firm based out of Hyderabad and Chennai.

Membership

Member of the Executive Board of Indian School of Business. Member of Governing Board and Governing Council. Founding Member and a Donor of IIIT Hyderabad.

Srini Raju was also the member of the Steering Committee for conducting conferences by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) jointly with Government of Andhra Pradesh during Information Technology Mega Event "GitexHyderabad 2003".