Mr. Sundar MahalingamCSO, SNF and HCL Corp
Sundar is the Chief Strategy Officer of HCL Corporation and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. He has been responsible
for building the HCL brand over the last decade in its journey to becoming a $6.5 billion, 105,000 people
strong enterprise.
He is a core member of the Shiv Nadar Foundation Team and has worked from inception on many of its diverse
initiatives, including VidyaGyan, a leadership academy for the rural underprivileged students; the Shiv Nadar
University, a comprehensive multi-disciplinary university with strong research orientation, and the Kiran Nadar
Museum of Art, India’s largest private philanthropic museum with the vision to take art to the common public.
His professional experience spans almost 25 years in various roles in technology marketing, advertising and
strategy planning. Prior to joining HCL, he has led the strategic marketing and communication initiatives of
various technology companies like Microsoft and Hexaware Technologies. He has worked with J. Walter Thompson in
communication strategy development for many years.
Sundar earned his B. Tech degree in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi,
and a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Sundar is married with two children and resides in Noida. His interests include sports and fitness.
