Chandrika Tandon


Chandrika Tandon is an Indian American businesswoman and Grammy-nominated artist.
She is chairperson of Tandon Capital Associates, and a member of the board of directors at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Berklee Presidential Advisory Council of the Berklee College of Music.
Tandon is also the vice-chairman of the board of trustees at New York University, chair of the President's Global Council, and chair of the board of the Tandon School of Engineering, which she brought the naming rights to in 2014 for $100 Million. She also serves on the boards of the NYU Stern School of Business and the NYU Langone Health System.
Tandon is the recipient of the Albert Gallatin Medal, the Walter Nichols Medal, and the Polytechnic Medal.
She has released four music albums, earning a Grammy nomination for Soul Call.
She is a speaker at World Hindu Congress 2018.

Early life

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

Business career

Tandon was the first Indian-American woman to be elected partner at McKinsey and Company.
She established Tandon Capital Associates in 1992 and has advised clients including Chase Manhattan Corporation, Comerica, Unibanco, Suncorp-Metway Ltd., Fleet Financial Group, Bank of America, Rabobank and ABN Amro.

Philanthropy

Tandon released her first music album, Soul Call, on her not-for-profit label Soul Chants Music. This was recognized with a Grammy nomination in contemporary world music. She has released three additional albums: Soul March, Soul Mantra, and Shivoham - The Quest.
Release nameRelease date
Shivoham – The Quest15 September 2017
Soul Mantra2014
Soul March2013
Soul Call2009