Mr.Ajay S. Shriram is chairman and Sr. Managing Director of DCM Shriram Ltd. and chairman of its subsidiary company, Shriram Bioseed Ventures Ltd. Post his schooling from

The Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mode ...

, Dehradun (India), Shriram obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce from

Sydenham College Sydenham College of Economics is a college located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the Dr. Homi Bhabha State University. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in management. It was awarded a re-accreditat ...

, Bombay. He attended various training & management development programs in India & overseas and participated in the “Programme for Management Development” (PMD) at the

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

, Boston, USA. Shriram is the immediate Past President,

Confederation of Indian Industry The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in New Delhi, India, founded in 1895. CII engages business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global ...

(CII). He is also the Chairman of the Governing Body of

Shri Ram College of Commerce Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Founded in 1926 by industrialist Lala Shri Ram, it is widely regarded as the most prestigious college for commerce and economics in India. SRCC was ranke ...

(SRCC) and a Trustee of

SOS Children's Villages SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit international development organization headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria. The organization provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children in need and protect ...

of India. Shriram has been recently conferred with Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by

BML Munjal University BML Munjal University is a fully residential and co-educational private university located in Sidhrawali, Gurgaon district, Haryana, India. The University was founded in 2014 by the promoters of the Hero Group, and is named after the group's c ...

. Apart from being a Chairman or Member of various Committees in CII in the past, he has also held the following positions: 1. President & Chairman of International Fertilizer Industry Association, Paris (2009–11) 2. Chairman, Agriculture Committee, International Fertilizer Industry Association, Paris (2003–05) 3. Chairman, Fertilizer Association of India (2000–02) 4. Member, Asian Food & Agribusiness Advisory Board, Asia, Rabobank International (2006–09) 5. Member, Managing Committee, PHD Chamber of Commerce (to 2006) 6. President, Doon School Old Boys Society (2000–02) 7. Member, Board of Governors, The Doon School, Dehradun (2002–08). 8. Treasurer, Board of Governors, The Doon School, Dehradun (2004–08). 9. Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (2002–07) 10. Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (2003–06). 11. Chairman, Delhi Chapter, Young Presidents’ Organisation (1995–96). 12. President, Alkali Manufacturers’ Association (1995–97) 13. President, Northern Indian Textile Mill Association (1992–93) Shriram is also the chairman of the board for Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur & Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and a trustee of SOS Children Villages of India. Shriram has two sons.

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