Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, a senior Microsoft executive, has been appointed as the first CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India’s top research funding body.
Currently serving as CTO, Energy Industry, Asia at Microsoft, Kalyanaraman brings expertise in AI, energy, and telecom. An IIT Madras alumnus, he has worked at General Electric and holds 35 patents along with over 200 research papers to his name.
The ANRF, established in 2023, aims to expand research beyond elite institutions like IITs and IISc, boosting university-led innovation and increasing private sector funding in India’s R&D landscape. With national research funding stuck at 0.7% of GDP, ANRF’s goal is to drive scientific collaboration between labs, universities, and industries to tackle India’s biggest technological challenges.
IIT Club congratulates Shivkumar Kalyanaraman on this achievement.
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