Madana Mohana Rao Yalamanchili

Madana Mohana Rao Yalamanchili had his entrepreneurial debut in 1975 with a Chemical Industry, supplying chemicals to TinPlate manufacturers in India.

A rare distinction of uninterrupted supplier status with Tata Tinplate Co. since 38 years.

Founded Smart Software in 1994 with US partners and instrumental in the merger of Smart Software with Capital IQ Inc. and, in turn with S&P (Standard and Poor’s, a McGraw-Hill owned Co.) in 2003.

As Executive Chairman, led the Hyderabad operations of S&P Capital IQ successfully, for over two decades, making it now, one of the best and the largest financial information providers. The Company has grown from 8 employees in 1994 to around 4,000 employees in Hyderabad.

Retired as Executive Chairman of S&P Capital IQ in 2016 and as Chairman Emeritus in 2017.