Get Inspired - by Sridevi Raghavan, CEO - Amelio

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Sridevi Raghavan - CEO, Amelio

Sridevi Raghavan is co-founder and CEO of Amelio Child Care Pvt. Ltd. Sridevi returned to India upon her graduation with an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2008 to start Amelio along with her husband Raghavan.

Sridevi has a diverse work experience which enriched her exposure and thinking along businesses in India. Sridevi started her career in advertising with Ogilvy and Mather, and was part of the brand building of several national brands such as Brooke Bond Red Label, Club Mahindra Holidays and Reynolds. Thereafter, Sridevi shifted trajectory, and worked in a few non-profits such as CRY and CARE in India before her MBA.

Sridevi worked on the idea of creating daycares within Companies during her MBA at Harvard, and enrolled in the Business Plan Contest with her idea. Her idea greatly appealed to  a few HBS Alumni who are PE Investors in the United States, and with PE funding, she decided to return to India to start Amelio.

Today Amelio has seven centres across Chennai, most of which have been created in partnership with Companies and Institutions. Amelio is proud to be associated with leaders in various Industry leaders such as the Mahindra Group, Hiranandhani, HCL, Accenture and Arun Excello to name a few. Amelio plans to operate over 10 centers in Chennai by August 2013, and expand pan-India shortly afterward, through the owned and operated route.  Amelio has created a well-planned and researched early education curriculum and has the honor of having India’s best minds in early education on their advisory board. Amelio has been recognized by NASSCOM as a futuristic and international daycare provider, and Amelio has presented their study on the daycare market in India during the NASSCOM Gender Inclusivity Summit in Bangalore in December 2009.

Amelio was a finalist at the Business World Hottest Young Entrepreneurs feature in March 2013. In December 2012, Sridevi won the TiECon Chennai Award for entrepreneurship in recognition of the contribution of Amelio to the working women of Chennai. Sridevi is also the recipient of the Woman of the Year award for 2013 accorded by FICCI FLO.

A trained Bharatanatyam dancer,  Sridevi has performed in various cities in India and abroad. Sridevi also greatly enjoys travelling and reading.