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Chandrika Tandon

Indian-American businesswoman and artist

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Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon (née Krishnamurthy) is a business leader and Grammy-nominated artist.^[5]

Early life[edit]

Chandrika was born into a Tamil family in Madras now called Chennai. She, along with her sister Indra Nooyi did her schooling in Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary SchoolinT.Nagar. Later she earned commerce degrees from Madras Christian College and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.^[6]

Business career[edit]

Tandon was the first Indian-American woman to be elected partner at McKinsey and Company.^[7]

She established Tandon Capital Associates in 1992^[8] and has advised clients including Chase Manhattan Corporation, Comerica, Unibanco (Brazil), Suncorp-Metway Ltd. (Australia), Fleet Financial Group, Bank of America, Rabobank and ABN Amro.^[9]

Philanthropy[edit]

• NYU Tandon School of Engineering, New York, NY, United States – contribution of US$100 million, the largest donation by an Indian American in the US.^[10]
• American India Foundation – Trustee (2005–2011)^[11]

Education and governance[edit]

• New York University (NYU), New York, NY, United States
  • Trustee of New York University and NYU Langone Health ^[12]
  • Chairman, NYU President's Global Council^[13]
  • Harold Action Fellow at New York University^[14]
• Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
  • Member, President's Council on International Activities^[15]
  • Sterling Fellow, where she serves on the President's Council on International Activities s^[16]
• Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, United States
  • Member, President's Advisory Council^[17]
  • Founder, Tandon Global Clinics for Contemporary Western music training around the world^[18]
• Madras Christian College, Chennai, India
  • Founder and Contributor, World-Class Business Program^[19]
• Her Foundation has established faculty Chairs at Yale and Harvard Universities.

Awards[edit]

• Received inaugural distinguished Alumnus award – from both her alma maters Madras Christian College in 2013.^[20] and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA)

Discography[edit]

Tandon released her first music album, Soul Call (2009), on her not-for-profit label Soul Chants Music. This was recognized with a Grammy nomination in contemporary world music.^[21] She has released three additional albums: Soul March (2013), Soul Mantra (2014), Shivoham – The Quest (2017).^[22] and Ammu's Treasures (2023)^[23]

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