Vanitha Narayanan is an Indian business executive. She is managing director of the IBM-Verizon relationship. [1] She was the Chairman of IBM India from 2017 to 2018. [2] Prior to that, she served as the managing director of IBM India and regional general manager for India and South Asia. [3]
Narayanan joined IBM in the US in 1987. She has worked in several countries, is a member of IBM's Growth & Transformation Team, and was inducted into the IBM Industry Academy. She led several leadership development and diversity initiatives, and is the executive sponsor for developing the women's leadership pipeline. [3]
Narayanan was chairperson of the American Chamber of Commerce in India from 2015 to 2016, [4] executive council member of NASSCOM,[ citation needed ] chairperson of NITK Surathkal, [5] and member of the Confederation of Indian Industry. [3]
In 2017 Narayanan was named as one of the ‘Most Powerful Women’ by Fortune India [6] and Business Today. [7]
Narayanan has a Masters in Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Madras and a Masters in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Houston - Magna Cum Laude. Besides, she has a major in liberal arts from Stella Maris College, Chennai.
Narayanan lives in the US. [1] She is married and has a daughter and grandchild. [8]