Mr. M. S. Unnikrishnan

Advisor

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M. S. Unnikrishnan is currently the CEO of IIT Bombay – Monash Research Academy.

Prior to his current role, he was the Managing Director & CEO of Thermax Limited, the energy and environment solutions major. The company has a global presence and operates in the areas of heating, cooling, power, water and waste management, air pollution control and chemicals.

He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from VNIT, Nagpur in 1982 and has completed his Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School, USA.

He is a passionate advocate of a sustainable ecosystem of innovation and technology for national resurgence. He chairs the CII National Committee of Industrial Relations and is a member of the Development Council constituted by the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India. He has chaired the Capital Goods Skill Council Committee under the National Skill Development Corporation. He also chaired the Skills Working Group of the BRICS Business Council in 2016.

He is a member of the AICTE Jury Committee for annual ranking of technical and management institutes of the country and is also a Co-Chair of the Apex Council to

implement the “Prime Minister’s Fellowship Scheme for Doctoral Research.” He has been honored with the “Asia Innovator Award” at the CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards, 2012.

Mr. Unnikrishnan is known for his strategic and human relations skills and is a champion of green technologies.

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