CEO and Executive Director of HCL Corporation, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, has been appointed Chairperson of HCL Technologies, providing strategic guidance to the organization.

Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was Vice Chairperson. She will continue as CEO of HCL Corporation, the holding company for all the group entities.

Leading philanthropic initiatives 

A wife and a mother of two sons, Roshni is a Trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation which is committed to the process of nation building by driving transformational leadership through education.

As the Chairperson and driving force behind VidyaGyan, a leadership academy for the economically underprivileged meritorious rural students of Uttar Pradesh, Roshni has been working toward nurturing future leaders from rural India who can act as catalysts of change for their communities, villages, and the nation at large  

Passionate about wildlife and conservation, Roshni established The Habitats Trust in 2018. The Foundation aims to work toward protecting India’s natural habitats and its indigenous species with the core mission of creating and conserving sustainable ecosystems through strategic partnerships and collaborations with all stakeholders, at every level.

An impressive career with many honors and accolades 

In recognition of her outstanding work in business and in philanthropy, Roshni has received several honors and accolades.

Some of these include being featured in The World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled and released by Forbes in 2017, 2018, and 2019, consecutively.

Roshni has been conferred with the Lewis Institute Community Changemaker Award by Babson College in 2017, and was recognized by Horasis, an internationally renowned think tank, as the Indian Business Leader of the Year 2019.

Forum of Global Leaders alumnus

Roshni is also an alumnus of the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL, 2014-19), a unique and diverse community of the world’s most outstanding, next-generation leaders, an initiative of the World Economic Forum.

Inspirational speaker and philanthropical advocate

Roshni is an inspirational speaker and addresses a wide range of philanthropic and leadership issues.

Watch Roshni discuss 'Leadership from the Bottom of the Pyramid.'

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