Vanitha Narayanan is on the board of Schlumberger NV and 4 other companies. In the past Ms. Narayanan held the position of Chairman of IBM India Pvt Ltd., Chairman for American Chamber of Commerce in India, Chairman-Governors Board at National Institute of Technology (Surathkal), Member-National Council at Confederation of Indian Industry and Member-Executive Council at National Association of Software & Services Cos.

Vanitha Narayanan received an undergraduate degree from Stella Maris College (Australia), an MBA from the University of Madras and an MBA from the University of Houston.