Shankar Vanavarayar is a next generation leader keenly working in the areas of education, social impact, entrepreneurship, and culture.He is the President of Kumaraguru Institutions.
Shankar is involved in various businesses of the Sakthi Group and is the Executive Director of ABT Industries Ltd. He was theChairman of CII – Tamilnadu Statein the year 2023-24andwas also the Past Chairman of Family Business Network – Next GEN Committee India andPast Chair ofCII India@75 Southern RegionTask Force.
He works with the youth of India with a vision to empower them towards building a greater nation. As a National Chairman of CII’s Young Indians in 2011-2012, Shankar played a key role in various national projects and was involved in the creation of the Commonwealth Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE).
He represented India globally as the Global Young Leader in forums such as the BOAO Forum in Hong Kong and China and at prominent events including the Commonwealth Business Forum in London, the CHOGM Perth summit, G20 France, and the ASPEN Institute Seminar in Italy.
He founded Forge Innovation and Ventures, a vertically integrated enterprise for building and scaling the Innovation Value Network, to catalyze talent, technology and ventures with the core purpose of powering India’s innovation economy in the industrial digital age.