Dr. P. Alli Rani, CMD completed her education in economics at the university level in a M. Phil Degree in economics. Subsequently she acquired twin Post Graduate Degrees in Management specializing in Finance & Marketing and PhD in Economics. Her career began with the Indian Economic Service (IES), a specialized cadre of the Government of India recruited to conduct economic analysis in the Central Ministries and adjunct offices. Subsequently, she joined the Indian Railway Accounts Service in 1986, a specialized cadre for handling the Finances of the Indian Railways. She joined the Telecom Sector in the early years of her career and spent six years in the sector initially in the DoT and the last two years in BSNL. She once again joined the Railways in 2001 but this time as part of its Corporate Business, taking over as Group General Manager/ Finance of CONCOR. Subsequently elevated as Executive Director, she was elected to the Board of Directors of the company in the year 2009 by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) and took over as Director Finance of the company.
She has taken charge as Director in SVPISTM