T K Kurien (TK) is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Premji Invest, an investment office sponsored by Mr. Azim Premji, Founder-Chairman of Wipro Ltd.
Prior to his current role, TK was Vice Chairman & CEO of Wipro Ltd. In his career spanning over three decades, TK has held several leadership positions encompassing strategic and operational roles. TK began his career with Wipro in 2000 and has been instrumental in building and scaling many of Wipro’s successful businesses.
As a transformational and inspirational leader, he has started and also scaled several diverse businesses in Wipro including Wipro Eco Energy, an analytical startup, Business Process Services, Media, Telecom and Consulting business divisions at Wipro. TK is credited with playing a catalytic role in achieving global recognition and leadership for these businesses. A strong votary of women’s rights, TK is a recipient of the 2014 Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Leadership Award — a joint initiative of UN Women and the UN Global Compact — for Wipro’s proactive commitment to gender equality. In May 2014, the American India Foundation, committed to catalyzing social and economic change in India honored TK for his corporate and philanthropic leadership. TK also served on the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum as well as being a member of the Technology subcommittee of the World Economic Forum.
Before joining Wipro, TK served as the Managing Director of GE X-Ray from October 1997 to January 2000. Prior to that, he was the CFO of GE Medical Systems (South Asia). An influential speaker, TK is a Chartered Accountant by training and has several technology patents to his credit. He has an abiding interest in strategy and history and is an avid runner.
