Mr Vellayan Subbiah holds a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from IIT Madras and a Masters in Business Administration from University of Michigan. He has over 2 decades of experience in varied fields viz., consulting, technology, projects and financial services. He has worked with McKinsey and Company, 24/7 Customer Inc. and Sundram Fasteners Ltd. He is currently the Chairman of Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited and CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited and also on the Board of various companies including SRF Limited, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Limited.
He is the recipient of the 'EY Entrepreneur of the YearTM 2023' and was named as the 'EY World Entrepreneur of the YearTM 2024'.
Earlier he was awarded Extraordinary Entrepreneur of the Year - TiECON 2014 Award.