Shadow a CEO is a unique program organised by Indian School of Business (ISB) as part of Daan Utsav (earlier known as the Joy of Giving Week) to inculcate the habit of giving among the youth of India and provide them with an opportunity to interact up close with the country’s most successful managerial talent. The program has been a great success since its launch in 2009.
The objective of Shadow a CEO is two-fold:
The students bid for the CXO of their choice in a live auction. The CXO then contributes an equal amount, if not more and the collective corpus goes to a charity of the CXO's choice.
Keeping the current situation in mind, this year, we are proposing a hybrid model involving an online as well as offline shadowing. The details are as per below.
Note: In a worst case scenario wherein Coronavirus is still active next year and, hence offline shadowing doesn’t take place as planned between Jan'21 and Aug'21, we will charge only 40% of the bid amount (with a maximum cap of Rs. 5,000) towards the online shadowing.
Current post-graduate (PGP) students of ISB and other top business schools like IIMA, IIMB, IIMC, IIM L and XLRI will participate in the online auction to be held between November 26-29,2020.
Sr.no. |
Names |
Designation |
Organisation |
Shadowing mode |
Shadowing City |
1 |
A Balasubramanian |
MD & CEO |
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
2 |
Abhishek Humbad |
Founder and CEO |
Goodera |
Hybrid |
Bengaluru (Tentative) |
3 |
Abhishek Singh |
CEO |
MyGov |
Hybrid |
New Delhi |
4 |
Amar Babu |
Vice President |
Lenovo IDG |
Online |
Not applicable |
5 |
Amit Chandra |
Managing Director |
Bain Capital |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
6 |
Anand Kripalu |
CEO |
Diageo |
Hybrid |
Bangalore/Mumbai |
7 |
Anant Maheshwari |
President |
Microsoft |
Hybrid |
Gurgaon (Tentative) |
8 |
Anil Sardana |
CEO |
Adani Transmission Ltd. |
Hybrid |
Ahmedabad |
9 |
Anirudh Pandita |
Founder |
Pocket Aces (Filter copy) |
Hybrid |
Mumbai (Tentative) |
10 |
Anshu Gupta |
Founder and Director |
Goonj |
Hybrid |
Delhi |
11 |
Anurag Behar |
CEO |
Azim Premji Foundation |
Hybrid |
Bengaluru |
12 |
Ashishkumar Chauhan |
CEO |
Bombay Stock Exchange |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
13 |
Ayushi Gudwani |
Founder and CEO |
Fable Street |
Hybrid |
New Delhi |
14 |
Balaji Viswanathan |
Founder and CEO |
Invento Robotics |
Hybrid |
Bangalore |
15 |
C.P. Gurnani |
CEO |
Tech Mahindra |
Hybrid |
New Delhi |
16 |
Dharamveer Chouhan |
Founder |
Zostel |
Hybrid |
Gurgaon (Tentative) |
17 |
Dhruv Agarwala |
Founder and CEO |
Elara Technologies |
Hybrid |
Gurgaon |
18 |
Dinesh Thapar |
CFO |
Reliance Retail |
Hybrid |
Mumbai (Tentative) |
19 |
Dr. G.N.Rao |
Founder |
LV Prasad Eye Institute |
Hybrid |
Hyderabad |
20 |
Dr Indu Bhushan |
CEO |
Ayushman Bharat |
Hybrid |
New Delhi |
21 |
Gaurav Gupta |
Partner & Asia Director |
Dalberg Advisors |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
22 |
Gautam Raj Anand |
Founder |
Hubhopper |
Hybrid |
New Delhi |
23 |
Hari Menon |
Director |
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
Hybrid |
Bangalore |
24 |
Harish Kohli |
President & MD |
Acer India |
Hybrid |
Bangalore |
25 |
Heidi Roizen |
Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur |
Softbank, T/Maker |
Online |
Not applicable |
26 |
Hemant Kanoria |
Chairman |
SREI |
Hybrid |
Calcutta |
27 |
Himanshu Jain |
President |
Diversey |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
28 |
Jeffrey Goh |
CEO |
Star Alliance Airlines |
Online |
Not applicable |
29 |
Kailash Nadh |
CTO |
Zerodha |
Hybrid |
Bangalore |
30 |
Krishnamurthy Subramanian |
Chief Economic Advisor |
Govt. of India |
Hybrid |
Delhi |
31 |
Malika Sadani |
Co-Founder |
The Moms Co. |
Hybrid |
Gurgaon |
32 |
Meher Pudumjee |
Chairperson |
Thermax |
Hybrid |
Pune |
33 |
Monisha Advani |
Founder |
Emmay |
Hybrid |
TBD |
34 |
PC Mustafa |
Co-Founder & CEO |
ID Fresh |
Hybrid |
Bangalore (Tentative) |
35 |
Pravin Rao |
Chief Operating Officer |
Infosys Limited |
Hybrid |
Bangalore |
36 |
Puja Marwaha |
CEO |
CRY |
Hybrid |
Bangalore |
37 |
Radhika Gupta |
MD & CEO |
Edelweiss AML |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
38 |
Rajat Kakar |
Managing Director |
Sony Music India |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
39 |
Ram Rangarajan |
Vice President |
Stryker Global Technology Center, India |
Hybrid |
Gurgaon |
40 |
Ronnie Screwala |
Founder |
Unilazer Ventures, UpGrad |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
41 |
Sairee Chahal |
CEO, Board Member |
Sheroes, PayTM |
Hybrid |
New Delhi |
42 |
Sanjeev Krishan |
Chairman Elect |
PwC In India |
Hybrid |
New Delhi |
43 |
Sanjiv Mehta |
CEO |
HUL |
Hybrid |
Mumbai (Tentative) |
44 |
Saurabh Mukherjea |
Founder |
Marcellus Investment Managers |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
45 |
Shailender Kumar |
Managing Director |
Oracle |
Hybrid |
New Delhi/Gurgaon |
46 |
Shekhar Gupta |
Founder |
The Print |
Hybrid |
Delhi |
47 |
Sivakumar S |
CEO |
ITC's Agri and IT Businesses |
Hybrid |
Hyderabad |
48 |
Smarinita Shetty |
Co-Founder & CEO |
India Development Review |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
49 |
Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy |
CEO |
Sattva Consulting |
Hybrid |
Bangalore |
50 |
Sumer Juneja |
Head of India |
SoftBank Investment Advisers, India |
Hybrid |
Mumbai/Delhi |
51 |
Sundeep Sikka |
CEO |
Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
52 |
Sunil D'Souza |
CEO |
Tata Consumer |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
53 |
Sunil Lulla |
CEO |
Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
54 |
Tapan Singhel |
CEO |
Bajaj Allianz |
Hybrid |
Pune |
55 |
Thulsiraj Ravilla |
Executive Director |
Aravind Eye Care System |
Hybrid |
Madurai |
56 |
Vani Kola |
Managing Director |
Kalaari Capital |
Hybrid |
Bangalore |
57 |
Victor Cheng |
Founder |
Caseinterview.com |
Online |
Not applicable |
58 |
Vikram Utamsingh |
Managing Director |
Alvarez and Marshal |
Hybrid |
Mumbai (Tentative) |
59 |
Vivek B. Singh |
Managing Director |
Procam International |
Hybrid |
Mumbai |
60 |
Vivek Gupta |
Founder |
Licious - A great meal begins here |
Hybrid |
Bengaluru (Tentative) |
61 |
Yasho Saboo |
Managing Director |
KDDL Limited |
Hybrid |
Chandigarh |
When I was asked to write this testimonial, I started wondering about the kind of value that can be derived from a program like “Shadow a CEO” if the entire thing happens online now.
It was my pleasure meeting with CEO Shivansh Tyagi, Navigus, edtech startup in Bangalore. As a foreigner in India, I’m strongly interested in the Indian startup culture and ecosystems which attract many international investors and companies.
I shadowed Gaurav Gupta, the COO of Zomato. I was fortunate enough to have gotten him at a reasonable bid. I've always felt that exposure to the working styles of CXOs is very valuable and I was not going to miss this opportunity.
As a part of Shadow a CEO, I happened to meet Mr. U.B. Pravin Rao, COO - Infosys, and spend a day with him, attending meetings, having lunch, and going through a cultural fest launch in Infosys, where he was the Chief Guest.
The highlight of my last term break at ISB was shadowing Mr. Harsh Mariwala, Founder & Chairman of Marico Limited. The discomfort I had on entering the cabin of the founder of an INR 40k crore company was thrown out the window looking at his warm nature and no-frills demeanor. In one word, the man in Inspiring.
I shadowed Mr Ajoy Misra, MD of Tata Global Beverages Ltd. The office is located very close to the iconic Bombay House(the home of Tatas). During the entire day I had several 1-1 with him. I even had the fortune of attending a meeting with Tata Trusts. It gave me a unique insight into the typical working day of a CEO. The experience was humbling and unique.
Sr.No. |
CXO Name |
Winner Name |
B- school |
Domestic |
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1 |
A Balasubramanian |
Shweta Khanduja |
ISB |
2 |
Abhishek Humbad |
Dinesh Kumar Kaliki |
XLRI |
3 |
Abhishek Singh |
Pooja Wahi |
ISB |
4 |
Amit Chandra |
Shiven Gupta |
ISB |
5 |
Anand Kripalu |
Amit Sarkar |
ISB |
6 |
Anant Maheshwari |
Vishwadeep Tehlan |
ISB |
7 |
Anil Sardana |
Karan Deorah |
ISB |
8 |
Anirudh Pandita |
Karan Vashisht |
ISB |
9 |
Anshu Gupta |
Riya Goyal |
ISB |
10 |
Anurag Behar |
Taruna Hemnani |
ISB |
11 |
Ashishkumar Chauhan |
Pankhuri Priya |
ISB |
12 |
Ayushi Gudwani |
Narita Rai |
ISB |
13 |
Balaji Viswanathan |
Malvika Chaudhary |
ISB |
14 |
C P Gurnani |
Abhishek Reddy S |
ISB |
15 |
Dharamveer Chouhan |
Mohit Bansal |
ISB |
16 |
Dhruv Agarwala |
Sumedh Gadgil |
ISB |
17 |
Dinesh Thapar |
Anubhav Agrawal |
ISB |
18 |
Dr G N Rao |
Lekhana Bethapudi |
ISB |
19 |
Dr Indu Bhushan |
Supriya Kathare |
ISB |
20 |
Gaurav Gupta |
Suvidha Maheshwari |
ISB |
21 |
Gautam Raj Anand |
Gundeep Sachdeva |
ISB |
22 |
Hari Menon |
Yash Mehrotra |
ISB |
23 |
Harish K Kohli |
Siddarth Mehra |
ISB |
24 |
Hemant Kanoria |
Mayank Aggarwal |
ISB |
25 |
Himanshu Jain |
Shreya Das |
ISB |
26 |
Kailash Nadh |
Ajinkya Deshpande |
ISB |
27 |
Krishnamurthy Subramanian |
Sai Kiranmayi Varanasi |
ISB |
28 |
Malika Datt Sadani |
Riya Gupta |
ISB |
29 |
Meher Pudumjee |
Pyusha Dalmia |
ISB |
30 |
Monisha Advani |
Namrata Rahul Kothari |
ISB |
31 |
PC Mustafa |
Darshana Raghavan |
ISB |
32 |
Pravin Rao |
Dheeraj K |
ISB |
33 |
Puja Marwaha |
Madhunika Sivasankar |
ISB |
34 |
Radhika Gupta |
Subham Chirania |
ISB |
35 |
Rajat Kakar |
Himani Toshniwal |
ISB |
36 |
Ram Rangarajan |
HARPARINDERJIT SINGH |
IIM B |
37 |
Ronnie Screwvala |
Ankit Rathi |
ISB |
38 |
Sairee Chahal |
Sonal Gulati |
ISB |
39 |
Sanjeev Krishan |
Siddharth Bagaria |
IIM C |
40 |
Sanjiv Mehta |
Harsh Shah |
ISB |
41 |
Sanjiv Puri |
Kaustubh Ojha |
ISB |
42 |
Saurabh Mukherjea |
Abhinav Chopra |
ISB |
43 |
Shailender Kumar |
Sushmita Mallick |
ISB |
44 |
Shekhar Gupta |
Vignesh Banusekar |
ISB |
45 |
Sivakumar S |
Karthik Korupolu |
ISB |
46 |
Smarinita Shetty |
Ritija Monali |
IIM L |
47 |
Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy |
Sahana Shankar |
ISB |
48 |
Sumer Juneja |
Harsh Agarwal |
ISB |
49 |
Sundeep Sikka |
Himanshu Murarka |
ISB |
50 |
Sunil DSouza |
Sai Bharadwaj Reddy Mullangi |
ISB |
51 |
Sunil Lulla |
Kaushik Iyengar |
IIM C |
52 |
Tapan Singhel |
Vijeth Ademane Mutuguppe |
ISB |
53 |
Thulsiraj Ravilla |
Mohina Gidwani |
ISB |
54 |
Vani Kola |
Anand Khetan |
ISB |
55 |
Vikram Utamsingh |
Sarthak Bhatt |
ISB |
56 |
Vivek B Singh |
Abhishek Raj Surya |
ISB |
57 |
Vivek Gupta |
Sanjay Shenoy |
ISB |
58 |
Yasho Saboo |
Siddharth Yadav |
IIM L |
International |
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59 |
Amar Babu |
Harsh Agarwal |
ISB |
60 |
Heidi Roizen |
Veni Lasya Jammalamadaka |
ISB |
61 |
Jeffrey Goh |
Avanish Rathi |
ISB |
62 |
Victor Cheng |
Krishna Agarwal |
ISB |