SUCHITRA ELLA
Suchitra Ella is the Managing Director of Bharat Biotech, which she co-founded with Dr Krishna M Ella in 1996. With experience in Customer Operations, Finance, Marketing and Business Development, she is a strong pillar of support and guidance at Bharat, overseeing a wide range of operations in the company.
Suchitra Ella is also the Chairperson of CII - Southern Region and Indian Women Network. She serves on the Boards of ISB Well Wisher’s Trust and United Way Hyderabad—an International Charity Partner focused on social empowerment in local communities, with focus on livelihoods, health and education. She was a former Board member of TTD. She strongly believes in corporate citizenship and social responsibility, and she spearheads the CSR initiatives of the company.
Suchitra Ella holds a BA in Economics and Social Sciences from the University of Madras. She followed this up with a Diploma in Business Development from UWCU—Madison, Diploma in Real Estate Management from University of South Carolina, and Post-graduate Diploma in Patent Law from NALSAR—Hyderabad.
Several awards have been conferred on her, including Padma Bhushan, India's third highest Civilian Award, South Indian Business Achievers Award 2016, Zee TV Best Women Entrepreneur Award, SAARC Women Entrepreneur Award, Women in Healthcare Award - Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Woman Society, FICCI FLO Influential Women Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Biotech Industry, to name a few.
