Aruna Newton

About Aruna Newton

Aruna heads Infosys’ Sustainability Governance and Reporting portfolio powering Infosys’ Vision 2030 ESG ambitions. Under her leadership Infosys was among the first companies to publish a Business Responsibility Report in India and the first GRI (G4) comprehensive report in the IT industry and occupy a leadership position in ESG assessments worldwide. She is also Founder Mentor of Green Connect, the Infosys environmental sustainability initiative powered by Infosys employees.Leading the Elevated Road project on Hosur Road, Bangalore, secured her a seat in the executive committee of the Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA). In her tenure as President ELCIA (20••••15), she set up Asia’s largest IoT hub in partnership with CISCO to nurture the spirit of entrepreneurship in electronics manufacturing. She is also currently a member of Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (ELCITA) Committee focused on building a sustainable industrial township and chairs the Sustainability and Smart City expert sub-committees.Aruna also leads.the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion portfolio at Infosys and participated actively to champion the Maternity Amendment Act in corporate India to facilitate women’s return to work post maternity. She curated and piloted NASSCOMs Women Wizards Rule Technology (W2RT) program focusing on skilling women in the new and emerging technologies for industry. The program has reached over women already. Under her chairmanship (2015-17) the ELCIA Trust adopted 19 government schools (with over 4800 children) under the Model School initiative. As part of this project she set up the first Science Lab for these children to nurture ‘curiosity’ in mathematics and science through experiments and play. In 2009, Aruna was honored with the WILL Women’s Choice Award, a special recognition for Women in Leadership. She was also selected as The Most Happening Woman in Bangalore – 2011, by the Women’s Guild, a forum for talented women across fields and endeavors.A keen sports enthusiast, Aruna has represented Karnataka state in Women’s Hockey for many years including captaining the state team, school, college and university teams in a sports career spanning over 11 years. She is also an amateur athlete (marathoner), randonneur, motorcyclist, and rallyist. She serves on the Board of Studies at Mount Carmel College’s Commerce Department and is the President of the Citizens for Civic Action Residents Welfare Association where she is experimenting with larger citizen-led social change to build sustainable communities

Experience

1. Vp- Global Head- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Esg Governance and Reporting

   Infosys

   Jan 2000 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Mount Carmel College,58, Palace Rd, Bangalore-52 (Autonomous)

  Bachelor's degree, Business/Commerce, General