Prasad Raghavendra Balakrishnan

Prasad Balakrishnan retired in 2023 from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Inc, a Fortune 500 company and global leader in the nutrition, scent, home and personal care ingredient space.

During his time with IFF, Prasad led IFF’s global supply chain, prior to which he had leadership roles in procurement, projects and manufacturing, and was based for extended periods in Europe, the US and Asia.  Prior to this, Prasad worked in the pharma, petrochemical and biotechnology sectors.

Prasad has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from UDCT  (now Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai) and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the UK.