Dr K. Rathnam is an expert in the Food and Dairy industries, well-known in India and several Asian, European countries. He has worked closely with FAO, UNICEF and Indian government agencies on various health and nutrition programs. In addition to his dedicated efforts towards ensuring high-quality food and dairy production practices, nutritional security and food safety, he is also passionate about working towards producers’ economic self-reliance.A proactive, focused, critical thinker who takes on a result-oriented approach, he is a dynamic and passionate team player with a strong sense of initiative. Over the 28 years of his professional experience, he has pursued various domains like teaching, research & development, technology development, and management.Dr K. Rathnam was actively involved in the implementation of multi-million dollar medium to large scale food and dairy projects, taking on different roles such as strategist, planner, project manager and coordinator. As Managing Director India’s largest Cooperative Dairy He had handled the business operations and manufacturing activities of 32 profit centres, established marketing infrastructures for food, feed and feed supplements across India as well as promoted nutrition intervention programs. He has established his skills in management within the complex structure of a co-operative, working closely with elected members and executives with proven interpersonal and management skills.During his leadership role as Managing Director, he has been able to successfully double the sales turnover within a span of 4 years, double the income of farmers as well as expand operations in various domestic and international locations. From his experience of working with the government, private and cooperative sectors, he has built a huge network of contacts which includes industry experts, policymakers, academic and media professionals within India.