Chairman and CEO

Murali is Founder and Executive Chairman of PeopleShores, a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) with a mission to empower underemployed young adults in underserved communities in the US through digital skills and careers. Murali is also Founder Director of RuralShores, (a predecessor to PeopleShores), a social enterprise established in India in 2009, to bring technology enabled jobs to the rural youth, thus stem the urban migration. RuralShores now has 13 centers spread across 8 Indian states employing 3000+ rural youth, managing 80+ complex processes for 30+ well known global clients across 4 continents. Over the past 12 years, RuralShores has directly impacted the careers and lives of more than 21,000 rural youth.  Prior to founding RuralShores in India, Murali spent nearly 15 years in the USA and 5 years in Asia Pacific serving large Corporates including EDS (now HP). His last role at EDS was Managing Director for the Solutions Consulting Asia Practice, covering Greater China, South-East Asia and India.