Preetha Reddy, Hon DSc, is the executive vice chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited and a member of its founding family. She is widely recognized for her contributions in making high-quality healthcare accessible to millions and for her support to various entities and industry bodies, working for the betterment of health in India.

Apollo Hospitals is the pioneer of private healthcare in India and is Asia’s foremost integrated healthcare conglomerate. Since its inception, in 1983, the group has touched the lives of more than 200 million individuals from over 140 countries. Dr. Reddy works closely with the organization’s 11,000 clinicians in introducing contemporary protocols to continuously enhance clinical outcomes. She leads the thrust on quality improvement processes to achieve the highest standards in patient satisfaction. She is the managing trustee of the Apollo Hospitals Educational Trust, a principal body steering the educational endeavors of the group.

In addition, Dr. Reddy works with industry bodies and the Government of India to advance policy decisions on healthcare. She works closely with the Quality Council of India and under her guidance, teams from Apollo Hospitals worked with the Government of India to introduce the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, or NABH, accreditation. In 2013, she championed the establishment of NATHEALTH—Healthcare Federation of India, which represents the unified and credible voice of Indian healthcare. She was the president of NATHEALTH from 2020 to 2021.

Dr. Reddy is a governing council member of the International Hospital Federation, a steering committee member of the Partnership on Health System Sustainability and Resilience, an India Advisory Council member for the Schulich School of Business and is on the Board of Governors of the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon.

In 2022, honoring her service to humanity, the Xavier School of Management conferred the prestigious Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social Peace to Dr. Reddy. She was also awarded the Economic Times Businesswoman of the Year award for Apollo’s outstanding contributions in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, and was conferred with the Healthcare Personality of the Year Award by FICCI for her farsighted vision, exemplary work and notable contributions to the fields of healthcare and social science. She is a recipient of the Loyola Forum for Historical Research’s Lifetime Achievement award for distinguished service in the field of Social Science, the National HRD Network’s People CEO Award for Women Leadership, and the Asian Business Leaders Forum’s Award for Business Courage.

Dr. Reddy holds a bachelor’s degree in science and a Master of Public Administration degree. She also received an honorary Doctor of Science degree by The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in recognition of her outstanding work in the field of healthcare.