Kali Prasad Gadiraju
Chairman, EThames College, Hyderabad
Mr. Kali Prasad Gadiraju, Chairman of EThames College, Hyderabad is a visionary
who ardently follows the mission of building a world-class higher education
brand focused on gifting great talent to the professional services industry.
Mr. Gadiraju has spent about 35 years in reputed professional services firms.
During his stint in EY for 23 years, he gained expertise in Internal Audit, Risk
Management and Corporate Governance not only as SME but also as an efficient
leader. He is renowned as a leader capable of building practices at a Solution
Level (GRC), Industry Level (Healthcare) and Area Level (Hyderabad, India). He
has made the Internal Audit Services practice of EY the largest and the number
one practice in India. His healthcare practice for EY also gained national
prominence. He has a pivotal role in building EY Hyderabad into the number one
firm in the market within the big 4 in just a few years after taking over as the
OMP.
He is a Certified Internal Auditor from IIA-The Institute of Internal Auditors
(USA), Certified Information Systems Auditor from ISACA (USA), and Certified
Fraud Examiner from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) USA.
Mr. Gadiraju is actively associated with TiE, Confederation of Indian Industry,
FICCI, and CEO Clubs. He is the co-founder and former president of ISACA, New
Delhi Chapter and former President of the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, India Chapter.