Our President

He was the Chairman and CEO of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, MarutiUdyog Limited and Steel Authority of India Limited. He has been the Chairman of IIM Bangalore and Ahmedabad; IIT Delhi; Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar; and the Centre for Organization Development, Hyderabad. He has also been the Chairman of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council.

He was a Member of the National Advisory Council from 2004-08. Among other positions, he has served as Member, Planning Commission, and Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Industry. He is currently Member, Court of Governors, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.

He was the Chairman of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, holding the rank of a Cabinet Minister from 2004 to 2014. He was also a Member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, Prime Minister’s Trade and Economic Relations Committee, Prime Minister’s Energy Coordination Committee, Prime Minister’s High Level Committee on Manufacturing and the High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change. He was the Chairman of the group set up by the Prime Minister for design and manufacture of civilian aircraft in India and the Co-Chairman of the empowered committee for setting up FAB facilities in India.

He was a Member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Member of the Governing Council of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies, based in New Delhi from its inception till 2014. He studied to be a Chartered Engineer and holds a Doctorate in Economics from the Soviet Academy of Sciences, a Doctorate in Sciences from the Banaras Hindu University and a Doctorate in Letters from Pondicherry University.

Dr. V. Krishnamurthy is a highly decorated individual. He was conferred the Padma Shri in 1973, the Padma Bhushan in 1986, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2007. He is the recipient of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Government of Japan in 2009. His other awards include the Business Leadership Award by the Madras Management Association in 1975 , the ‘Businessman of the Year’ title by Business India magazine in 1987, the Sir Jahangir Ghandy Medal in 1988, the ‘Steelman of the Year’ title by The Indian and Eastern Engineers in 1989, the Tata Gold Medal by the Indian Institute of Metals in 1989, the National HRD Award in 1989 and the Special Nakajima Award by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance in 2007. As a mark of respect for his eminence as a visionary leader and an institution builder and for his pursuit of excellence, the Centre for Organization Development, Hyderabad, honoured him by establishing the ‘V. Krishnamurthy Award for Excellence’ in 2000.

Dr. V. Krishnamurthy’s work, life and contribution to the Indian Public Sector has been documented in his book-, “AT THE HELM” (published by Harper Collins in 2014). “SIGARAM PESUGIRATHU”, another book covering his life and career in Tamil was released in 2018.

Dr. V. Krishnamurthy desired to start this school as a tribute to his departed wife, Mrs. Rajam Krishnamurthy. Backed by the stalwarts of the century–old National College, Tiruchirappalli, this school aspires to set new standards in education.