Shri M Rama Reddy was born in 1943. He has completed graduation in Public Administration, Political Science and Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He has completed Post Graduate Degree in Journalism from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Post Graduate Studies in Political Science at Delhi University and also Post Graduate studies in Local Government and Economic Development at Princeton University, USA.

He worked as a Research Associate in Centre for Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, 1965-66. He also worked as a Reporter and Sub Editor in Patriot, New Delhi, from 1966-67 and Chief Executive of Cooperative Development Foundation (Popularly known as Sahavikasa), from 1975-99 and President of Sahavikasa, from the year 2000 onwards.

He worked closely with Brahma Prakash Committee during 1989-90 in evolving a Model Cooperative Societies Bill for the States to adopt. He worked closely with Andhra Pradesh Government for the drafting and unanimous passage of Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies Act of 1995 (popularly known as Macs Act or Parallel Law). He has provided organizational / personal assistance to seven State governments of Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Karnataka for enactment of liberal and parallel cooperative laws.