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Ms. Renuka Ramnath is one of the most experienced private equity fund managers in India, with a career of over 35 years in financial services across private equity, investment banking, and structured finance. Ms. Ramnath started her career with the ICICI group which culminated in her becoming the MD & CEO of ICICI Venture. She was instrumental in building it into one of the largest private equity funds in the country. In 2009, she took an entrepreneurial turn and founded Multiples, an India-focused private equity platform.
Renuka is driven by the ripple effects ofsupporting entrepreneurs in building sustainable businesses, resulting in employment generation, economic stimulation, and facilitation of nation-building. She is a Board member of GPCA, the global industry association for private capital. She is the Chairperson of Tata Communications Limited, a public company in the TATA Group.
Renuka was the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association 2020 – 2022. Under her helm, IVCA took comprehensive steps to engage deeply with the government and regulators, bring focus on increasing deployment of domestic long-term capital and positioning India as an attractive investment destination through The Maximum India Conclave. Recognizing the role of alternative assets as an important currency for economic growth, her endeavour has been to enlarge and encourage industry participants, empower them with knowledge, focus on growth balanced by good governance.
Renuka has frequently featured in prestigious listings including Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business (Business Today, India); India's most Powerful CEO's (Economic Times), the Top 25 Non-Bank Women in Finance (US Banker's global list), Asia's Women in the Mix: The Year's Top 50 for Achievement in Business (Forbes), Top 25 women in Asian Asset Management (Asian Investor) and Most Influential Women (Business World).
Renuka holds a Bachelor of Engineering from VJTI and an MBA from the University of Mumbai. She has also completed the AMP from Harvard Business School.
Renuka is a connoisseur of myriad forms of Indian Classical arts and supports the cause of preserving and perpetuating performing arts. She believes that fine arts, especially the classical art forms, bring balance and play a key role in bringing harmony and oneness in society and communities.
