Sridharan Ramakrishnan

Written By J Scott Christianson

Director
Alfred Friendly Fellow, 1999

Sridharan “Sri” Ramakrishnan is a co-founder of Madorwat Digital Media, a digital experiences company based in Mumbai. Prior to launching his digital venture, Sri was managing editor at ET Now, the award-winning 24/7 business channel from The Economic Times, India’s largest-circulated financial daily. He was part of the editorial leadership team that launched India’s newest business channel.

Sri has previously been the managing editor of Business Today, India’s leading business fortnightly. Simultaneously, he was the editor of Harvard Business Review South Asia, a facsimile copy of its American edition. At Business Today, Sri and his team launched several groundbreaking surveys and studies that have since been imitated by other business magazines.

Sri began his career with a small shipping magazine in New Delhi and then spent three years working with The Economic Times on its op-ed feature pages. He studied English literature at Delhi University, journalism at YMCA, Delhi, and has attended the Executive General Management Programme at IIM Bangalore. As an Alfred Friendly Press Fellow in 1999, he was hosted by The Washington Post.

He lives in Bangalore with his wife Bala and son Atreya.

J Scott Christianson

J. Scott Christianson, better known as "Prof C," spent nearly two decades at the University of Missouri–Columbia. He served as Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and is now Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus. Today he works as a speaker, writer, and advisor, helping companies, conferences, universities, and nonprofits make practical sense of emerging technologies. His focus is turning complex topics like AI, blockchain, the Internet of Things, and entrepreneurial strategy into clear, actionable insights. Speaking topics include innovation and entrepreneurship, AI and the future of work, tech ethics and deepfakes, and AI agents and workplace transformation. His international engagements range from international economic summits to chambers of commerce, professional societies, and university partners abroad. Prof C is a recipient of numerous teaching awards and the author of books, magazine pieces, and peer-reviewed journal articles. He is also a frequent guest on radio shows and podcasts and is regularly interviewed in the media.

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