Chandrika Tandon

Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon (née Krishnamurthy) is a globally recognized business leader, Grammy-nominated artist, and humanitarian. Her stated mission is to elevate human happiness through music and education – working on the dual prongs of emotional and economic wellbeing. Her passion for fostering emotional well-being is focused on emanating love, joy, and transcendence through her music and artistry. As The New York Times wrote, Chandrika traveled an “unlikely path to become an internationally recognized Indian singer.” At the height of her business career, she reevaluated her life and definitions of success, reformulating her business life to intentionally include music, service, and meditation. Since 2005, under her non-profit music label, Soul Chants Music, Chandrika has released four albums – Shivoham – The Quest, Soul March, Soul Mantra, and Grammy-nominated Soul Call. She draws on ancient Vedic chants that have sound healing impact and melds it with Indian classical music, and has attracted a wide cult following. Her Shivoham – The Quest album is an oratorio describing her own path to finding the light. Chandrika’s newest album, Ammu’s Treasures, slated for a September 2023 release, is both a simple gift to her grandchildren and a monumental sharing and expression of intergenerational love. It is a hug for the world, using songs in multiple languages, Vedic chants, and visual animations to help all ages, especially young children, feel the love, light, laughter that is Chandrika’s mantra. She has conducted numerous benefit concerts on world stages to sold-out audiences, including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Chandrika’s economic well-being efforts are focused on higher education – in particular STEM – where she brings to bear her considerable business experience as one of the earliest and youngest partners of McKinsey & Company, and founder and Chair of her advisory firm, Tandon Capital Associates. She chairs the Board of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, named after her family’s generous gift. This school has been a transformation success story, with a steady rankings climb, and proudly offers enhanced access to first generation and women students. NYU Tandon is involved in world class groundbreaking research in areas like cybersecurity and wireless.