Full Name
Balaji Ganapathy
Job Title
Chief Social Responsibility Officer, Global Head, CSR
Company (Please input the full name of your organization)
Tata Consultancy Services
Speaker Bio
Balaji is a seasoned executive in social impact, sustainability & CSR with over 25 years of U.S. and global experience. His mission is to foster access, equity, and inclusion through the power of purpose, people, and technology.
As Chief Social Responsibility Officer at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), he has envisioned and led the $29 billion tech firm’s strategic corporate philanthropy efforts to empower people and communities with a mission to connect people with opportunities in the digital economy, by creating equitable, inclusive pathways for women, youth and marginalized groups. During his tenure, TCS has invested over $571 million for communities in need, leveraging homegrown programs for breakthrough innovation, and public, private, and nonprofit partnerships creating economic upward mobility for 16 million women, youth and other marginalized groups across 55 countries.
Previously, as Head of Workforce Effectiveness he played an executive role integrating business, workforce, sustainability and society, leading a decade-long inclusive growth strategy for North America – TCS’ largest market. His stewardship resulted in TCS being named in World's Most Admired Companies List by Fortune, America’s most community-minded technology company by Civic 50, a Top 50 Company for Diversity across sectors by DiversityInc, and a Top Employer.
His service on boards and advisory councils includes the World Economic Forum, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, Women Business Collaborative, STEM Innovation Task Force, Million Women Mentors, NPower, IMPACT 2030 & Here2Here Business Council. His public speaking engagements span the United Nations, White House, Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, SXSW, and Points of Light. His paradigm ‘Purpose is the New Tech’ has been featured in Purpose 360, Purpose Inc, Common Impact.
As Chief Social Responsibility Officer at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), he has envisioned and led the $29 billion tech firm’s strategic corporate philanthropy efforts to empower people and communities with a mission to connect people with opportunities in the digital economy, by creating equitable, inclusive pathways for women, youth and marginalized groups. During his tenure, TCS has invested over $571 million for communities in need, leveraging homegrown programs for breakthrough innovation, and public, private, and nonprofit partnerships creating economic upward mobility for 16 million women, youth and other marginalized groups across 55 countries.
Previously, as Head of Workforce Effectiveness he played an executive role integrating business, workforce, sustainability and society, leading a decade-long inclusive growth strategy for North America – TCS’ largest market. His stewardship resulted in TCS being named in World's Most Admired Companies List by Fortune, America’s most community-minded technology company by Civic 50, a Top 50 Company for Diversity across sectors by DiversityInc, and a Top Employer.
His service on boards and advisory councils includes the World Economic Forum, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, Women Business Collaborative, STEM Innovation Task Force, Million Women Mentors, NPower, IMPACT 2030 & Here2Here Business Council. His public speaking engagements span the United Nations, White House, Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, SXSW, and Points of Light. His paradigm ‘Purpose is the New Tech’ has been featured in Purpose 360, Purpose Inc, Common Impact.
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