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| − | Ramaraj, is the Founder and till recently the CEO of Sify Limited, the pioneer and leader in Internet, Networking and eCommerce Services in India. | + | Ramaraj, is the Founder and till recently the CEO of [[Sify]] Limited, the pioneer and leader in Internet, Networking and eCommerce Services in India. Currently Ramaraj is associated on a part time basis, as a Venture partner/mentor at Sequoia Capital and is a member of the global Board of Trustees of [[TiE]] (The Indus Entrepreneurs). |
| − | + | === Education === | |
| + | Ramaraj is a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras and an MBA from the IIM, Calcutta.<ref>[http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/news.nsf/(docid)/3FE664BCE6DC9D1F65256940004F53DF cscsarchive.org]</ref> | ||
| − | Ramaraj | + | === Career History === |
| + | Beginning his career in Sales and Marketing, Ramaraj went on to pioneer the retail marketing of computers in India by establishing Computer Point in 1984. He was a Founder Director of Microland Ltd before a stint in cellular telephony as Director, Sterling Cellular up to 1996. | ||
| − | Ramaraj was | + | Rajasekhar Ramaraj was selected by the 2006 Nominating Committee to serve as a Board member .<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/ramaraj.htm icann.org]</ref> |
| − | Ramaraj | + | === Awards and Honors === |
| + | Ramaraj was recognized as the ‘Evangelist of the Year’ at the India Internet World Convention in September 2000. And in 2001, in a CNET.com poll in India, Ramaraj was voted the IT Person of the Year 2000. He was invited by the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan to be a member of UN’s Working Group on Internet Governance ([[WGIG]]). | ||
| − | + | Ramaraj was also the President of the ISP Association of India for about five years. This is a body that worked with the government and other stakeholders to formulate policies for the growth of the Internet in India. | |
| − | + | == References == | |
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| + | [[Category:People|Rajasekhar_Ramaraj]] | ||
| + | [[Category:India]] | ||
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Ramaraj, is the Founder and till recently the CEO of Sify Limited, the pioneer and leader in Internet, Networking and eCommerce Services in India. Currently Ramaraj is associated on a part time basis, as a Venture partner/mentor at Sequoia Capital and is a member of the global Board of Trustees of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs).
Education
Ramaraj is a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras and an MBA from the IIM, Calcutta.[1]
Career History
Beginning his career in Sales and Marketing, Ramaraj went on to pioneer the retail marketing of computers in India by establishing Computer Point in 1984. He was a Founder Director of Microland Ltd before a stint in cellular telephony as Director, Sterling Cellular up to 1996.
Rajasekhar Ramaraj was selected by the 2006 Nominating Committee to serve as a Board member .[2]
Awards and Honors
Ramaraj was recognized as the ‘Evangelist of the Year’ at the India Internet World Convention in September 2000. And in 2001, in a CNET.com poll in India, Ramaraj was voted the IT Person of the Year 2000. He was invited by the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan to be a member of UN’s Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG).
Ramaraj was also the President of the ISP Association of India for about five years. This is a body that worked with the government and other stakeholders to formulate policies for the growth of the Internet in India.