Shantanu Naidu

Shantanu Naidu is a dynamic leader currently serving as General Manager and Head of Strategic Initiatives at Tata Motors since January 2025. As the founder of Goodfellows India and Motopaws, Shantanu focuses on innovation and design, with Motopaws being supported by Ratan Tata. Additionally, Shantanu is an accomplished author with HarperCollins Publishers India. Prior experience includes key roles at Tata Sons Limited, where responsibilities spanned from Deputy General Manager to General Manager in the Office of RNT, alongside an internship at Tata Trusts that involved significant contributions to veterinary services. Shantanu's engineering background includes leading design projects at Tata Elxsi that garnered national awards. An MBA graduate from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, educational accomplishments complement a robust career in business and engineering.