
Srimathi Shivashankar
Corporate Vice President and Global Head, EdTech Business
Srimathi is a Corporate Vice President and Global Head, EdTech Business at HCL Technologies. With an extensive experience of more than two decades in Business and Human Capital strategy, Srimathi has headed and primed global transformation initiatives at HCL. Currently, she is responsible for strategizing and operationalizing new HCL delivery centers through the New Vistas program. She was also the key architect of the HCL Foundation and HCL Grant initiatives.
Srimathi is widely admired among her peers for her unique leadership coaching abilities. She is dexterous in bringing together multiple stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to collaborate and deliver business results with unflinching integrity and values.
Srimathi has been a key speaker at various international forums such as the UN, WBCSD, World Investment Forum, WEF, NASSCOM, and CII, with a focus on leadership, human capital management through diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. She has published many papers, and mentors research scholars. Srimathi holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, which has recognized her accomplishments through the Distinguished Alumna Award, and an MBA in International Business Management from Ohio University.
Srimathi lives in Chennai and is a modern-art enthusiast. She loves biking, traveling, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Srimathi Shivashankar, Corporate Vice President and Global Head, EdTech Business