Here are the 25 most influential people on LinkedIn in India

• The influencers include dignitaries such as Kiran Bedi and Ravi Shankar Prasad and many prominent women leaders.
  
• The list comprises influencers from diverse industries such as financial services, startups, HR, social impact, and IT Services.
  
• Indian contributors are three times more likely to respond to comments on posts and received over ten times more engagement in the past year.

Social media platform LinkedIn has put out its third annual list of 25 most-influential voices for India that has featured Indian dignitaries like Kiran Bedi, Ravi Shankar Prasad and several other prominent women leaders like Debjani Ghosh, Pooja Kapur, Ester Martinez, and Sairee Chahal.

The list features contributors who have shaped industry opinion, analysed key trends, and used the platform in innovative ways inspiring other professionals to join conversations and share opinions.

The influencers hail from diverse industries such as financial services, startups, HR, social impact, and IT Services who are industry leaders writing about a range of topics from HR policies and work culture to data privacy, women issues, entrepreneurship, and technology.

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Here’s the full list:

• $4, General Manager, Social Venture Partners
• $4, Consulting Editor, Business Standard
• $4, Lt Governor, Puducherry, Government of Puducherry
• $4, Founder, CEO Sheroes
• $4, Founder, CrowdWisdom360
• $4, Consultant & Corporate Trainer- Communications & Branding
• $4, President, NASSCOM
• $4, Leadership coach, Advisor to startups
• $4, Ambassador of India to Bulgaria and Macedonia
• $4, Marketing Manager, ProofHub
• $4, CEO & Editor-in-Chief at People Matters
• $4, Founder, The Money Hans
• $4, CMO, Microland Limited
• $4, Chief Procurement Officer, LafargeHolcim
• $4, Founder and General Partner, Siana Capital
• $4, Chief Strategy Officer, CFA Technologies
• $4, Minister for Law & Justice & Electronics & IT of India
• $4, Editor in Chief & Co-founder at Inc 42
• $4, Senior HR Advisor & job market specialist
• $4, Advisor to the Board, Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd.
• $4, Founder and Chief Economist, Indonomics Consulting
• $4, Managing Director and CEO, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.
• $4, Managing Partner, Prime Venture Partners
• $4, Head HR, BigBasket
• $4, Cofounder & CEO, $4