Chandrika Tandon's bio

Born and raised in India, Chandrika was immediately influenced by her mother, a talented Carnatic classical musician. But while Chandrika won several local music prizes and performed on All India Radio, she chose to pursue a more traditional path, carving out an auspicious business career. Still, the power of music in her life could not be silenced, and now audiences around the world are benefiting from that insistent call.

Chandrika built a tremendously successful business career with the same passion with which she approaches music. She spent many years as a partner with McKinsey and Company before forming Tandon Capital Associates, Inc., a financial advisory and investment firm. She has worked with Boards, Chief Executives and Senior Management teams of over 40 financial institutions all over the world. She shares her management and financial skills with students as a member of the Board of Overseers of New York University’s Stern School of Business and the President’s Council of International Activities at Yale University. In 2009, Chandrika was honored with the Walter Nichols’ medal, NYU Stern’s highest honor given to distinguished business people with a record of integrity and service. And she reaches out to her community as founder and chairman of the Tandon Foundation, supporting non-profits that focus on sustainable livelihoods, women’s economic power, education, the arts and spirituality. She is also a board member of the America India Foundation and the Hindu Community Outreach Foundation.