Ram Viswanathan is a technologist, entrepreneur and has led Nathan Research Inc., a boutique management consulting/solutions organization that assists retailers, manufacturers and service organizations on corporate strategy, business planning and operations across functions - sales & marketing, product management, supply chain & labor fulfillment. His current interest is in the development of global business ventures that unlock the intrinsic value of industry knowledge through innovative technology networks across industries characterized by fragmentation, inefficiency and growth potential.

Ram is a recognized expert on Retail standards, he works closely with organizations such as UCC (now GS1), and is a frequent speaker at conferences (such as the Stanford Supply Chain Forum)and is on the Editorial Board of the various industry journals. Ram has a M.S in Computer Science and a B.S in EE from IIT, Roorkee, India.