Mr. V. Raghunandan is an Indian Telecommunication Service Officer belonging to 1987 Batch. He is presently working as Secretary, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) at New Delhi and is coordinating all the activities related to Telecom & Broadcasting sectors.
He obtained M.Tech from S.V.University, Tirupati, India. He has a vast experience of 28 years in various capacities in the field of Telecommunications. He was responsible for major Telecom Project executions, telecom policy implementation and Telecom Enforcement in various parts of India. He was bestowed with Visishta Sanchar Seva Padak Award in Dept of Telecom (DOT) for Meritorious services rendered in various remote rural areas for telecom development.
In 2006-2007, he graduated MPA from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY SPP is one of the top few Public Policy Schools in the world), NUS Singapore.
Earlier, as DDG (International Relations) at DoT (Hq), he coordinated all activities related to Multilateral and Bilateral of High Level Dignitaries in DoT, Ministry of Communications, Govt of India and was responsible for key initiatives related to Establishment of ITU Area office & Innovation Centre in India. He also played key role in effectively presenting India's position on Cyber security related matters to ITU resulting in India reaching Top 10 Rankings in Global Cyber Security Index during 2020. He organized many International and Regional events in India and abroad. He has represented India as Speaker at ITU, BRICS, Commonwealth Telecom Organization (CTO), APT and other Multilateral organizations/International Forums.