Rameesh Kailasam

Rameesh Kailasam (Ramesh Kailasam) is currently the CEO of IndiaTech.org,[1] a think tank and industry group set up by Indian startup founders and funds for supporting internet-based startups.

Rameesh Kailasam (Ramesh Kailasam)
Personal details
BornJamshedpur, Bihar
(now Jharkhand), India
NationalityIndia

Rameesh has been a key contributor in effecting governance reforms and policy changes in India over past 20 years. Prior to Indiatech.org he was the Managing Director at APCO Worldwide India and set up the public policy and government engagements for the firm's India operations. Prior to APCO he served as vice-president for Governmental Programs at International Business Machines (IBM) for India & South Asia. Before IBM he has worked for companies such Applied Materials and Oracle. He was actively involved in the initial set up and running of the first of its kind Centre for Good Governance in India at the Government of Andhra Pradesh under the aegis of the Chief Minister's office. Through this Centre he drove various governance reforms in Financial Accountability, Finance, Urban, Rural governance, Health, Education and governance reforms. He has been a guest faculty on a range of topics including public policy, governance and governance reforms, treasury management, government financial reforms, anti-corruption, education and healthcare at various reputed Institutions in India like Indian Institute of Management, Management Development Institute, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, OPJGU and ISPP apart from lectures at various international forums such as World Fiduciary Forum of World Bank, Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management, WEF and UN organisations.

In 2015, he was awarded the Young Achiever award by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, under Ministry of Corporate Affairs for his exceptional work towards promoting Good Governance at Government and Corporate levels.[2]

He is a regular columnist in prominent Indian newspapers and appears on Indian television on policy discussions.

References
  1. "Indiatech". www.IndiaTech.org. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. http://icmai.in/upload/images/CFO-14/24.JPG
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