Mr. M. Damodaran, IAS (Retd.), presently a governance consultant, advisor, mentor, and coach, has worked with the Union and the State governments in India, regulatory bodies, investment institutions, banks, development financial institutions and with the private sector. He has headed the highly successful restructuring efforts in Unit Trust of India (UTI) and Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI). He has been the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). During his tenure at SEBI, he was elected Chairman of the EMC of the International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO).

He has chaired high-powered committees of the Government of India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and some chambers of commerce. He has won several awards, including some for governance, leadership, and transformation. He presently sits on the Boards of some of India’s biggest companies and on the Advisory Boards of some foreign entities and is the Founder Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirappalli. He graduated with distinction in Economics and in Law from the Universities of Madras and Delhi respectively. He is widely acknowledged as one of India’s foremost champions of Corporate Governance and is passionate about improving Board performance.