S Vaidyanathan
S Vaidyanathan is an IIM Bangalore Distinguished Alumnus Awardee.
Belonging to the Class of 1992, he sustained a Spinal Cord Injury on campus. After training at Dr Mary Verghese Institute of Rehabilitation, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, he completed his MBA, and worked for The Hindu and Sundaram Finance Group.
He quit his corporate career in 2013 to work on a purely voluntary basis for The Ganga Foundation, whose work touches 5,000-plus lives of persons with spinal cord injury across India. He shaped The Spinal Foundation. He is India’s first half marathon runner on a wheelchair, he has done 16 so far.
His mission is enhancing the quality of life for persons with spinal cord injury by championing Quality Rehabilitation & mobility solutions, experience sharing & networking. He has been doing this work on a purely voluntary basis since March 2013.
Experience
The Spinal Foundation, Pan-India Self-Help Group for Spinal Cord Injury
Co-Founder & Secretary (May 2014 onwards)
The Ganga Foundation – Empowering Ability
Co-Founder(September 2009 onwards)
Sundaram Asset Management
Product & Risk Management (2006 – 2012)
The Hindu Group
Head of Research, The Hindu Business Line (1993-2006)
Chemplast Sanmar
Budgeting & MIS Manager (1987-1989)
Education
- Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, IIM Bangalore (1992)
- Cost Accountant – All-India Fifth Rank (1986)
- Company Secretary (Intermediate 1987)
- Com – Vivekananda College, Chennai (1986)
Personality Extrovert, outspoken, passionate, integrity, giving, staying young
Soft Skills Connect, teamwork, delegation, macro-management, risk taking
Strengths Communication, networking, gratitude, caring, handling adversity
Weakness Impatience, rushed, intense, accident-prone, perfectionist
Interests M S Subbulakshmi, music, sports, friends, films, marathons, fitness
Inspiration Gandhi, Mandela, Mohinder Amarnath, Dr Suranjan Bhattacharji
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