Dr. Ganesh Natarajan is Executive Chairman and Founder of 5F World, a platform for Digital
Start-ups, Skills and Social Ventures in the country. He is also Co-Founder of Global Talent
Track, Skills Alpha and Lighthouse Communities Foundation. He is Chairman of the Board of
Honeywell Automation India Limited and an Independent member of the Board of Directors of
Educate Girls, Hinduja Global Solutions, SBI DFHI and Payments Ltd.
Dr. Natarajan has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from BIT Mesra, Ranchi, a
Masters’ in Industrial Engineering from NITIE Mumbai, PhD from IIT Bombay and Advanced
Management from Harvard Business School. He has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT
Bombay and NITIE and has been recognized by EY and the Asia Pacific HR Forum for excellence in
technology entrepreneurship and people-centric leadership. He has completed two successful CEO
tenures over twenty-five years at APTECH and Zensar Technologies. Harvard Business School has
written and teaches two case studies on Dr. Ganesh Natarajan and his success through Vision
Communities and Innovation.
