Santhosh Ramdoss

Santhosh Ramdoss
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, director India programs

Santhosh Ramdoss is a program manager on the Family Economic Stability team in India working to improve livelihoods and financial inclusion. Previously, Ramdoss helped manage large-scale programs at the world’s largest NGO and social enterprise, BRAC. His stint in the private-sector includes time at Nielsen doing quantitative modelling and volume forecasting for the world’s leading consumer product companies. Ramdoss brings deep entrepreneurial expertise to the foundation – his last startup was acquired by YourStory, India’s leading online platform for startups.

Ramdoss graduated with an MBA from India and an MPA from NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, where he was also a Catherine B. Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship. NYU Wagner honored him with an Alumni Torch Award in 2011.

Articles by Santhosh Ramdoss

Friday
March 9
2018

Santhosh Ramdoss

Finding Hidden Talent in a Kolkata Suburb: An Innovative Solution for Youth Employment in India

With more young people entering India's workforce than ever before, creating the next generation of jobs is one of the country's biggest challenges. That's why iMerit’s delivery center in Kolkata – along with four other centers like it in east Indian cities – is employing hundreds of young men and women from low-income families to provide on-demand digital data services to leading global internet companies. Santhosh Ramdoss at the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, an investor in iMerit, profiles the company and shares an interview with its founder.

Categories
Investing, Technology

Tags
Base of the Pyramid, business development, employment, impact investing, poverty alleviation, skill development

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