Maruthi Prasad Tangirala is on the board of National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development, Indian Bank, General Insurance Corporation of India and Life Insurance Corporation of India and Secretary-Financial Services Department at India Ministry of Finance and Deputy Director General at India Ministry of Communications & Information Technology.

He received an undergraduate degree from College of Engineering Guindy, a graduate degree from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, a graduate degree from Osmania University, a graduate degree from Panjab University Chandigarh and a doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University.