Overview

Gender

female

Ms. Neelam Dhawan, age 58, has over 35 years of experience in the information technology industry. Starting from 1982, she has held various positions across HCL, IBM, Microsoft, and Hewlett Packard. She has been Managing Director and leader of the Country businesses for 11 years for Microsoft and later Hewlett Packard in India. Ms. Dhawan’s last assignment was that of Vice President for Global Industries, Strategic Alliances and Inside Sales for the Asia Pacific and Japan, for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. She retired on December 31, 2017.
Over several years, leading business journals such as Fortune (international edition), Forbes and Business Today have recognized her as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business.
Ms. Dhawan is a member of the Global Supervisory Board of Royal Philips, Netherlands since 2012 which helped her extend her experience of the information technology industry to the healthcare sector.
Ms. Dhawan is an Economics Graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University. She also has an MBA degree from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, India.