Mr. Alok B. Shriram is the Sr. Managing Director and CEO of DCM Shriram Industries Ltd., a part of The Shriram Group, a 125-year-old Delhi based conglomerate started by Lala Shriram, a doyen of Indian Industry. The company has units namely Daurala Sugar Works, Daurala Organics, Shriram Rayons, and Daurala Food and Beverages, and DCM Hyundai Ltd. The Shriram Group has also been instrumental in setting up several educational institutions such as Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Shri Ram College of Commerce, The Shri Ram School, and I.P College for Women amongst others. He was the former President of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry-a 110-year-old National chamber based in Delhi having offices in 20 states and union territories. PHDCCI has over 48,000 members directly and indirectly and serves the interest of the MSME sector. He is also a member of the prestigious Rotary Club of Delhi Premiere. As a part of its CSR initiative, DSIL set up, funded, and is managing the Dr. Bansi Dhar School (DBDS), in Kota, Rajasthan under Sir Shriram Social Development Society. DBDS is a progressive English medium senior secondary, co-educational day school affiliated to CBSE. DBDS currently caters to the educational needs of over 1000 children from in and around Kota. The majority of the student population hails from a rural and semi-urban background.