Mr. N. S. Raghavan has a bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering from Andhra University . Mr. Raghavan has over 35 years of experience in the areas of engineering and management. He was a founder and formerly a joint managing director of Infosys Technologies Limited. He was also a non-executive chairman and is currently a non-executive director on the board of directors of the Murugappa Management Services Private Limited, India . Mr. Raghavan is the founder director of Nadathur Holdings and investments Private Ltd and the founder chairman of Naduthur Fareast Pvt Ltd, Singapore . Mr. Raghavan has founded the N.S. Raghavan Center for Entrepreneurial Learning at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and is a member on the board of governors of Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore .

He is the founding trustee of the foundation for action , motivation and Empowerment , an organization focused primarily on the development, disabilities of the children and one of the first trustees of Viksit Bharat Foundation, a non-government organization. He is a recipient of the Dirubhai Ambani Award for his outstanding contributions to entrepreneurship in 2004