K Venkataraman obtained his Engineering (Mechanical) degree from College of Engineering, Guindy (presently Anna University), Chennai, India, and post-graduation from Concordia University, Canada. He joined Durgapur Steel Plant of SAIL in 1971 and later worked with engineering consultancy MECON for nearly 30 years.  After leaving MECON in 2000, he joined as a senior faculty in Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai and later moved to the Mechanical Engineering department of Anna University. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers (India) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.