Ved Mani Tiwari is the Chief Executive Officer of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Managing Director, NSDC International (NSDCI). He has three decades of experience working with the Government of India along with key corporates in wide range of sectors including infrastructure, energy, urban development, transportation, and education & Skill development. He has been a strong advocate of using technology to democratize skill development, employment and entrepreneurship. With his experience ranging across public, private and the development sectors, Ved has contributed significantly to development and execution of NSDC’s strategy to scale up skilling operations through various stakeholders including Sector Skill Councils (SSC), training providers and industry partners. In his role as the Managing Director of NSDC International, he is setting up a robust partner network to enhance the skills and employability of youth, during his tenure, NSDC International has already partnered with leading economies like Australia, Germany, Japan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Switzerland across sectors like manufacturing, hospitality, agriculture, renewable energy, and electric vehicles.
Ved has also served in key managerial positions as Director/ Welspun; Global CEO/ Sterlite Power; MD/ SunEdison; Director/ Ministry of Railways and Director/ Kochi Metro, Chennai Metro and Nagpur Metro. He is credited for setting up the first phase of Delhi Metro as part of its core leadership team, for executing successful partnership between Kochi Metro and ‘Kudumbashree’, world’s largest women self-help mission which helped skill young women in Kerala to take up facility management jobs in Kochi Metro. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from MMMUT, MBA from ISB, Hyderabad, and has completed executive programs from Kellogg School of Management and Wharton Business School.
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