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{{short description|Indian business executive and venture capitalist}}
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'''Ravi Venkatesan''' is an Indian business executive and [[venture capital]]ist who has been the chairman of [[Microsoft India]], chairman of the board of [[Bank of Baroda]], and co-chairman of the board of [[Infosys]]. He is the [[UNICEF]] Special Representative for Young People and Innovation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/sep/28/ravi-venkatesan-appointed-unicefs-special-representative-of-young-people-1878383.html|title=Ravi Venkatesan appointed UNICEF'S special representative of young people|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-04-09|archive-date=2019-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030192152/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/sep/28/ravi-venkatesan-appointed-unicefs-special-representative-of-young-people-1878383.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also the founder of Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship and a venture partner at Unitus Ventures.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ravi Venkatesan – GAME|url=https://massentrepreneurship.org/about-us/ravi-venkatesan/|access-date=2020-07-07|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707231332/https://massentrepreneurship.org/about-us/ravi-venkatesan/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Team {{!}} Unitus Ventures|language=en-US|work=Unitus Ventures|url=https://unitus.vc/team/|access-date=2020-07-07|archive-date=2020-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709112934/https://unitus.vc/team/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ravi Venkatesan|url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/profile/ravi-venkatesan/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707215856/https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/profile/ravi-venkatesan/|archive-date=2020-07-07|access-date=|website=The Rockefeller Foundation}}</ref>

==Career==
Ravi Venkatesan is currently a venture partner with Unitus Seed Fund. Prior to this role, Venkatesan has held multiple executive positions. He was the chairman of the board at [[Bank of Baroda]], one of India's [[Public Sector Undertaking]] (PSU) banks. He held this position from 2015 through 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/CrzMaOAEiGUAOAggo9vNFK/Let-PSU-manage-themselves-says-BoB-chief-Ravi-Venkatesan.html|title=Let public sector banks manage themselves, says BoB chief Ravi Venkatesan|date=July 31, 2018|website=Livemint|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815093624/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/CrzMaOAEiGUAOAggo9vNFK/Let-PSU-manage-themselves-says-BoB-chief-Ravi-Venkatesan.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also the co-chairman of the board of [[Infosys]], an Indian [[information technology]] services company, from 2011 through 2018. Venkatesan was the chairman of [[Microsoft]] India from 2004 through 2011. Prior to this, Ravi was the Chairman of [[Cummins]], India, from 1996 through 2004. Venkatesan was also named as one of the advisors to Arkam Ventures' 3.25 billion INR fund to invest in early stage technology startups in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/arkam-ventures-gets-rs-325-crore-for-its-fund-to-invest-in-early-stage-technology-startups-11591559097123.html|title=Arkam Ventures gets ₹325 crore for its fund|first=Mihir|last=Dalal|date=June 8, 2020|website=Livemint|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705181603/https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/arkam-ventures-gets-rs-325-crore-for-its-fund-to-invest-in-early-stage-technology-startups-11591559097123.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Venkatesan is a member of the Government of India's MSME task force, chartered with developing recommendations for small- and medium-size enterprises impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-eodb-30-per-cent-of-stimulus-package-must-be-released-for-micro-and-small-units-says-game-task-force/2007496/|title=Strong execution of stimulus package must for reviving MSMEs, says GAME task force; suggests measures|date=June 29, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705212021/https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-eodb-30-per-cent-of-stimulus-package-must-be-released-for-micro-and-small-units-says-game-task-force/2007496/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smefutures.com/nitin-gadkari-announced-recommendation-report-to-boost-the-msme-sector/|title=Nitin Gadkari announced recommendation report to boost the MSME sector | SME Futures|access-date=2020-07-05|archive-date=2020-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705212024/https://smefutures.com/nitin-gadkari-announced-recommendation-report-to-boost-the-msme-sector/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/fixing-msmes-crucial-for-atma-nirbhar-bharat-taking-on-china-ravi-venkatesan-11593347760776.html|title=India cannot become atma nirbhar without fixing MSMEs: Ravi Venkatesan|first=Prashant K.|last=Nanda|date=June 28, 2020|website=Livemint|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705214611/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/fixing-msmes-crucial-for-atma-nirbhar-bharat-taking-on-china-ravi-venkatesan-11593347760776.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also the founder of Social Ventures Partners India, a network of philanthropists.

==Writing==
Venkatesan is the author of ''Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Venkatesan|first=Ravi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZXBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PP5&dq=%22Ravi+Venkatesan%22|title=Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere|date=2013-06-18|publisher=Harvard Business Review Press|isbn=978-1-4221-8430-1|language=en|access-date=2020-09-01|archive-date=2020-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901061611/https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZXBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PP5&dq=%22Ravi+Venkatesan%22|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also a columnist for publications including ''[[The Economic Times]]'' and ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/ravivenkatesan/|title=Ravi Venkatesan Blog|website=Economic Times Blog|access-date=2020-04-09|archive-date=2020-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720050419/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/ravivenkatesan/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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