Surya Kant

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Surya "Sury" Kant is the President of TCS North American, UK and Europe operations based in New York City. Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is the largest global information technology consulting and services company headquartered in India.

In the 1990s, Kant was appointed the head of operations for TCS in the United Kingdom. Until 2005, he served as the Head of Operations for the India Northern Region of TCS.^{[citation needed]}

Kant is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and academic institutions. Kant is also an advisory board member of the British-American Business, and the past Chairman of the India Business Forum (IBF) of the Confederation of India (CII) in the US.^{[citation needed]} He is a member of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) CEO Council and a member of the Fortune CEO Initiative. He joined Greater New York Red Cross Board in February 2020. He joined CECP (Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose) Board in May 2020.

Education and recognition[]

Kant received his master's in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Computer Technology from Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Delhi, and his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with specialization in Electronics from Delhi College of Engineering standing first in his class for both Bachelor's and Master's.^{[citation needed]} He was recognized for his 'Contribution to National Development' by the IIT Delhi Alumni Association in 2004.^{[citation needed]} He was announced as one of 'The 2011 Top 25K Consultants' by the Consulting Magazine.^{[citation needed]} In 2014, Kant was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus by DCE-DTU Alumni Association.^{[citation needed]} He is a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), United States.^{[citation needed]} He was recognized with 'Leadership and Service in Technology Award' by the Seidenberg School of computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University, New York in June 2015. In 2017, Kant won Gold for IT Executive of the Year award at Golden Bridge USA awards.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

• http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-20/news/47527116_1_tcs-uk-tata-consultancy-services-clients
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071020075314/http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/134/1/TCS-Keeps-Advisory-Work/TCS-Keeps-Advisory-Work.html
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1599548,prtpage-1.cms
• http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199200211
• http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/4306
• https://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=1637170438
• http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ART841627
• http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2019.3_Jul/ROB/LEADERS-Surya-Kant-Tata-Consultancy-Services-TCS.html