Vineet Nayyar


Vineet Nayyar, an Indian businessperson, IT executive, was Vice-Chairman, Managing Director and CEO of Tech Mahindra and former chairman of Mahindra Satyam. He is the present Vice-Chairman of IL&FS.
An accomplished leader, he has led several organizations across industries, creating high performance teams and successful businesses. In a career spanning over 40 years, he has worked with the Government, international multilateral agencies and the corporate sector.

Education

Nayyar was born in 1939. He has a master's degree in development economics from Williams College, Massachusetts.

Career

An IAS officer, he has worked as a district magistrate, Haryana's rural development secretary and director at the department of economic affairs before heading off to the World Bank where he worked for over 10 years in its energy and infrastructure divisions. Vineet Nayyar became chairman of Mahindra Satyam in 2009.
In the corporate sector, Nayyar was the founding chairman and managing director of the state-owned Gas Authority of India.
In addition to his responsibilities at Tech Mahindra, Nayyar's principal directorships include his serving as a director on the boards of
In addition to his current responsibilities as vice-chairman of Tech Mahindra, he also serves as a director on the Boards of
He married Reva Nayyar. She is an Retd. IAS officer of 1968 batch from Haryana cadre and holds Post Graduate degree in Political science. She was inducted as a Part-time Non official Director on the Board of BHEL w.e.f. 22 June 2009. She runs Essel Social Welfare Foundation.