Rajendra S. Pawar

Mr. Rajendra S. Pawar is Chairman and Co-founder of the NIIT Group, which encompasses two businesses—NIIT Technologies Limited, the software, and services arm, and NIIT Limited, the leading Global Talent Development Corporation. Mr. Pawar has played a leadership role in nurturing NIIT and building it into a leading Global Talent Development Corporation. By pioneering NIIT's innovative franchising model, he enabled the company to unleash a wave of entrepreneurship across the globe, providing young people with the opportunity to create viable businesses centered on IT learning.

Mr. Pawar led NIIT's foray into the software and services market, creating NIIT Technologies, a global IT Solutions organization. NIIT Technologies serves clients across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Mr. Pawar is a member of the Prime Minister's National Council on Skill Development, a council chaired by the Prime Minister of India. He is a member of the Planning Commission's Task Force on Skill Development and has also served on the Prime Minister's National Taskforce, which aimed at making India an IT Superpower by 2008. Actively involved in India's key Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Pawar has led several ICT industry initiatives. He has been a Founder Member of NASSCOM (the National Association of Software & Service Companies). He is currently a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum.