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Venkat Ramanujam Sankar Ram is an IICA-certified Independent Director and a World Bank–certified Environmental and Social Framework consultant, with experience spanning engineering and infrastructure, international trade, technology, finance and risk management. His work centres on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement and sustainability — supporting boards in driving long-term value.
Now Founder and CEO of Trust Infosys Incorporation, a Government of India accredited startup building enterprise digital migration assisted by AI coding and blockchain. That includes TISPURE, a four-model agent and generative AI platform for the green energy sector, alongside the TISROOT, TISINFRA, TISCODE and INOUI cloud ERP line.
Cleared the IICA proficiency test at the first attempt, placing in the 78th percentile among 14,944 candidates, and holds a distinction in quantitative methods from an MBA at the University of Madras.
Board deliberation, environmental and social risk, cross-border trade instruments, and the migration of legacy enterprises onto cloud and AI systems.
Independent directorship, committee compliance under the Companies Act 2013, stakeholder relationship and CSR obligations, and board performance evaluation.
Positions and duties
Environmental and Social Framework advisory, carbon sink and emission accounting, carbon credit pathways, and the NDC and global stocktake instruments under the UNFCCC.
ESG policy focus
Documentary credits, bank guarantees and SBLCs under UCP 500, back-to-back underwritten instruments, ship chartering, and free trade representation for chamber delegations.
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Cloud ERP and CRM pivot products — TISPURE, a four-agent generative AI platform for the green energy sector, alongside TISROOT, TISINFRA, TISCODE and INOUI.
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From an NCC Air Wing cadet sergeant to a board-certified independent director, by way of trade instruments, ERP implementations and an RTI decision that went in his favour.
Rose to the senior cadet post in the Air Wing and marched in the Republic Day parade in Delhi.
Presented a seminar on superconductivity and transmission loss reduction at nineteen, and built an amphibian car prototype in RFP under a Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology grant.
Certified by the Institution of Engineers, followed by a postgraduate diploma in foreign trade.
Built the market-entry strategy for ABB's heavy-duty motors in Chennai, moving competitor Kirloskar to the number-two spot. Also completed assignments for venture capitalists on a consultancy basis.
Handled Enfield Bullet exports to Germany and cycle exports to Maldives via the STO government trading body, alongside engineering exports to Middle East countries and other third-world export contracts run out of India.
Distinction in quantitative methods in business application. Later addressed functional errors in SAP Script ABAP/4 and fixed defects in the indianmetals.com trading portal.
Elected treasurer from 2005 to 2008, represented the chamber in free trade discussions with Sri Lankan and Thai consulate members, and led a chamber delegation to Singapore under the then Union Minister Shri Vayalar Ravi. IASCCI
Handled back-to-back underwritten documentary credits in the UAE, addressed gaps in letter of credit practice under UCP 500 at an ABN AMRO seminar, switched negotiable bills of lading on third-world contracts routing goods from Hong Kong to Sri Lanka while operating out of India, and implemented ISO 9001 across a 44-member façade construction organisation — the first such certification in Asia for that industry, in 2006.
Appeared in person before the Commission in New Delhi on the interpretation of Section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act, and the decision numbered CIC/SG/A/2010/001377/8483 of 12 July 2010 went in his favour.
Cleared the IICA proficiency test at the first attempt in the 78th percentile among 14,944 candidates, and completed World Bank Group certification in "Environmental and Social Framework – ESF Fundamentals." Verify the certificate
A Government of India accredited startup building enterprise digital migration with AI-assisted coding and blockchain, including TISPURE, a four-agent generative AI platform for the green energy sector. truinfosys.com
At nineteen, conducted a seminar at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, on superconductivity and the reduction of transmission loss. Developed an amphibian car prototype using RFP, sponsored by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology. Fixed bugs in the indianmetals.com trading portal and addressed functional errors in SAP Script ABAP/4 (SAP R/3, an enterprise resource programme).
Appeared in person before the Central Information Commission, New Delhi, on the interpretation of RTI Act Section 8(1)(h), and won under Decision No. CIC/SG/A/2010/001377/8483 of 12 July 2010. Handled third-world international trade contracts and switched negotiable bills of lading while operating out of India, moving goods procured from Hong Kong to Sri Lanka, and handled back-to-back underwritten DLC instruments in the UAE, addressing loopholes in documentary letters of credit.
Where he sits on boards and in professional bodies, and what the company he runs actually ships.
Equipped to uphold the best interests of the shareholders, employees, customers, and the entire organisation. Nurtured not to be impacted by internal or external forces. Practised to have a centred approach to reach informed decisions that undermine the importance of strengthening the institution.
Held across governance institutions in Delhi and the chamber circuit in Chennai.
Certified Independent DirectorIndian Institute of Corporate Affairs, independent directors databank.Verify certification
Member, Institute of DirectorsDelhi, admitted 1 July 2023.iodglobal.com
Member, All India Management AssociationDelhi.aima.in
Director and former Treasurer, IASCCI2001–2009, treasurer 2005–2008.iascci.org
A Government of India accredited startup building cloud-migrated, mobile and web enterprise resource planning for B2B2C delivery. As CEO, strategic initiatives focus on business transformation, operational excellence and innovation — bringing governance discipline, commercial acumen, technological innovation and sustainability leadership to product decisions.
Executive Member and elected Treasurer of the Indian Asean Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce (2005–2008), and Chamber representative in Free Trade Agreement talks with Sri Lankan and Thai consulate members. Handled international contracts and global instruments — DLCs, bank guarantees and SBLCs — in line with International Chamber of Commerce guidelines, switching negotiable instruments and raising DLCs for supply-chain underwriting, alongside ship chartering.
Reference notes written for boards and company secretaries, covering Schedule IV of the Companies Act 2013 and the committees beneath it.
Conclaves, familiarisation programmes and seminars — the one-to-one conversations that carry most of the work, with an 80% success rate in the networking it builds.
30 April 2025As a lifetime member of the Independent Directors' Databank, a programme familiarisation for independent directors, conducted by IICA, the think tank under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
24 February 2024Regional Directors' Conclave on the board as mentor in setting the ESG roadmap, at GRT Grand, T. Nagar, Chennai.
22 December 2023Trade and business relations discussed with the President and Vice President of STO Maldives, at Taj Lands End, Bandra.
22 December 2023On the COP28 outcome with Ovais Sarmad, former Deputy Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change.
1 September 2023With Sitaram Kunte, IAS, chairman of IOD West, at the Bombay Stock Exchange international hall, Mumbai.
11 August 2023Institute of Directors conclave on emerging trends in corporate governance, at Le Méridien, New Delhi.
10 August 2023A brief conversation with Hon'ble Justice Uday U. Lalit, former Chief Justice of India, at the IOD conclave.
28 July 2023Three days with independent directors of public sector undertakings, as invitee of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
23 July 2023MSME regional summit around the Tamil Nadu vision of a one trillion dollar economy by 2030, IOD Chennai chapter.
24 June 2023In Bengaluru, in discussion with Lt Gen Dr Ahluwalia, former Army Commander, Central Command.
As treasurer, IASCCIA delegation to Singapore for business promotion in ASEAN, and free trade talks with Thai and Sri Lankan consulate members.
2007A programme for a handicapped association in Chennai, dedicating a web portal for its members' activities.
2007Discussed welfare measures at the same handicapped-association programme in Chennai.
TimelineOne-to-one meeting and discussion is an important act in accomplishing tasks — it builds the networking that governance depends on.
Policy work sits on four commitments: sustained renewable capacity addition, lower hydrogen and battery costs with carbon pricing and monitoring behind them, a nationwide EV charging rollout, and sustainable practice in agriculture.
Continuous increase of renewable capacity addition.
Policies to reduce hydrogen costs, with carbon pricing and monitoring put in place.
Drive down battery and green hydrogen costs, with a nationwide EV charging rollout.
Educating farmers and driving adoption of sustainable practices in agriculture.
Decarbonisation is an essential factor in achieving the goals of the UNFCCC, and it is measured with two quantitative tools: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the targets each country sets for itself, and the Global Stocktake (GST), the periodic check on whether those targets add up.
A century of burning fossil fuels has disrupted the Earth's energy balance. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and ocean has risen steadily for decades, and it traps extra heat near the surface, so temperatures rise.
Scientists also warn of the other direction: if carbon dioxide were removed altogether, the terrestrial greenhouse effect would collapse and the surface would cool by roughly 33°C. The aim is balance, not elimination.
India's net annual emissions as of 2019 — third-largest globally, despite per-capita emissions of only 1.8 tonnes.
Share of Indian emissions driven by six sectors: power, steel, automotive, aviation, cement and agriculture.
Carbon space India's decarbonisation path could create for the world — close to half the global budget for holding warming to 1.5°C.
GtCO₂e a year by 2070 under the current line-of-sight scenario: a 90 percent cut in economic emissions intensity against 2019.
Additional annual farmer income from sustainable farming under that scenario, rising to ₹4,800 in the accelerated case — a path that could also save $1.7 trillion in foreign exchange.
Atmospheric CO₂ today. For 800,000 years before the industrial revolution it never rose above 300 ppm.
The drop in Earth's surface temperature scientists estimate would follow if the terrestrial greenhouse effect collapsed entirely.
The cut in global emissions the global stocktake says is needed by 2030 against 2019 levels to hold warming to 1.5°C — a pace the parties are currently off track on.
Inside India, about 70 percent of emissions come from six sectors. Decarbonisation effort has to be concentrated where those emissions are produced.
In the current line-of-sight (LOS) scenario, India could reduce annual emissions from a historical trajectory of 11.8 GtCO₂e to 1.9 GtCO₂e by 2070. That is a 90 percent reduction in economic emissions intensity compared with 2019.
Sustainable-farming practices could generate additional farmer income in both scenarios, and over the transition India may save a cumulative $1.7 trillion in foreign exchange.
The commitment is to the environment, with a prime focus on carbon emission and carbon sink, so that greenhouse gas levels are managed properly across a wide variety of projects.
Design, remodel and operate buildings so that energy and material use fall at the source.
Plan infrastructure so that it absorbs and stores carbon rather than only emitting it.
Hold greenhouse gases at a level that keeps climate management sustainable.
Evaluate carbon capture, usage and storage hubs across Indian states with the largest emitting production, structured as public–private partnerships for the storage of captured carbon.
Recycling hubs in the top twenty Indian cities, which together contribute 35 percent of municipal solid waste.
Targets on recycling rates, blending norms for recycled raw material, and landfill levies that make the alternative expensive.
cut in global greenhouse gas emissions needed by 2030, against 2019 levels, to limit warming to 1.5°C. The stocktake notes that parties are off track on their Paris Agreement goals.
Each card opens the certificate itself, hosted on the official site. A certificate documents that its holder is licensed or authorised to practise a chosen domain — fittingly, the word traces back to the Latin certus: "sure, fixed, settled."
Certified Independent DirectorIndian Institute of Corporate Affairs, 2023. Verify on the databank.
Environmental and Social Framework"ESF Fundamentals," World Bank Group certification, November 2023.
IICA proficiency report78th percentile of 14,944 test takers, cleared at the first attempt.
Member, Institute of DirectorsMembership certificate, Delhi, admitted 1 July 2023.
RTI Section 8(1)(h) decisionCentral Information Commission, 12 July 2010.
ISO 9001 certificationImplemented across 44 members in façade construction, 2006.
Master of Business AdministrationUniversity of Madras, with distinction in quantitative methods.
PG Diploma, Foreign Trade Management1995.
SAP R/3 enterprise resource planningTrilogy Technologies, 1999.
NSE–AMFI finance module2003.
Senior TechnicianInstitution of Engineers, 1993.
BSc Applied SciencesThiagarajar College of Engineering, 1991.
TN State Council for Science and TechnologyAmphibian car prototype sponsorship, 1991.
NCC Air Wing, cadet sergeant1985.
Corporate governance, on videoThe full set of IICA certificates, as a short film.
Further certificationFrom the credentials archive on the official site.
Photographs from conclaves, programmes and chamber work. Each opens at full size.
Board appointments, ESG and ESF advisory, chamber engagements, or the Trust Infosys Incorporation product line.
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