Dr. J. Suresh Samuel

Dr. J. Suresh Samuel serves as Executive Council Member and Chief Strategy Officer at Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), contributing to governance, policy implementation, and institutional planning.

He graduated from the Government College of Engineering, Salem, and pursued Business Administration and Strategic Management programmes with LIBA, Chennai, and Cornell University, USA. He spent the early years of his career with multinational organisations including Raptakos Brett & Co., PepsiCo India, and Britannia Industries, focusing on operations and quality management systems.

From 2000 onward he held senior global roles in IT services with organisations such as HCL Technologies, iSOFT, Covansys, CSC (DXC), Encore Technologies, and UST, spanning the USA, UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific. With more than three decades of experience across pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and IT services, he also co-founded Healthsana and is a Partner at SEMM Consulting, specialising in business transformation.