Vijay K. Thadani
Vice Chairman & Managing Director, NIIT Limited,
Co-Founder, NIIT University
Vijay K. Thadani is the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of NIIT Ltd, a leading Global Skills and Talent Development Corporation. He has led the Group's globalization efforts since 1991, taking the NIIT flag to over 40 countries.
Thadani is the co-founder of the not-for-profit, NIIT University established in 2009 with a vision of being the role model of learning, research, innovation and sustainability for the Knowledge Society. Actively engaged with many Industry Associations, Thadani has served as President of the Indian IT industry association, MAIT and as the Chairman of CII Northern Region for 2011- 2012. He chairs the Board of Governors of MN National Institute of Technology, Allahabad and serves on the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. He also chairs CII's National Committee on Higher Education and serves on the Governing Council of the All India Management Association (AIMA).
A 'Distinguished Alumnus' of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Thadani has been honored with the position of 'Economic Consultant' to Chongqing, the largest city in the People's Republic of China.