V.G. Siddhartha Non-Executive Director Member - Audit Committee, Strategic Initiatives Committee

V.G. Siddhartha holds a Masters degree in Economics from Mangalore University, Karnataka. He started his career in the stock market working with JM Financials in its research division in 1983 to 1984.

He started a proprietary investment business called Sivan Securities doing investments in equity markets. Further, he founded Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company in 1992 and started coffee retail business in 1995 under the brand name of Cafe Coffee Day.

He has been investing in technology companies since 1995 and has invested in more than 15 technology companies, including Ittiam Systems Private Limited and Kshema Technologies Limited, and has also made investments in Tanglin Developments Limited, an operational SEZ. He founded Global Technology Ventures Limited in 2000.
He has been involved with establishing a residential school offering vocational training at Chikmagalur. He was selected as the "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Economic Times for the year 2002-03.