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'''Anil Kumar''' (born 1957) was an influential senior partner at management consultancy [[McKinsey & Company]]. He graduated from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]] in India, [[Imperial College London|Imperial College]] in the UK, and the [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|Wharton School]] in the US. |
'''Anil Kumar''' (born 1957) was an influential senior partner at management consultancy [[McKinsey & Company]] who came to prominence when his in [[insider trading]] at the [[Galleon]] [[hedge fund]] group was revealed in 2009. He graduated from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]] in India, [[Imperial College London|Imperial College]] in the UK, and the [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|Wharton School]] in the US. |
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Kumar was widely admired for pioneering the concept of Knowledge Process Offshoring<ref>http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2009/10/16/Godfather-of-KPO-and-McKinsey-Director-Anil-Kumar-Arrested</ref>, which helped lay the groundwork for India's tremendous economic and outsourcing boom. Correctly predicting the rise of both Silicon Valley and India, he established McKinsey offices in both locations, Silicon Valley in the 80's and then India in the 90's. Together with [[Rajat Gupta]] Kumar co-founded the [[Indian School of Business]], today a top-ranked business school. He also co-chaired the Indian American Council at the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]]. Among other senior leadership roles at McKinsey, Kumar chaired the firm's Knowledge Center and Asia Center. |
Kumar was widely admired for pioneering the concept of Knowledge Process Offshoring<ref>http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2009/10/16/Godfather-of-KPO-and-McKinsey-Director-Anil-Kumar-Arrested</ref>, which helped lay the groundwork for India's tremendous economic and outsourcing boom. Correctly predicting the rise of both Silicon Valley and India, he established McKinsey offices in both locations, Silicon Valley in the 80's and then India in the 90's. Together with [[Rajat Gupta]] Kumar co-founded the [[Indian School of Business]], today a top-ranked business school. He also co-chaired the Indian American Council at the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]]. Among other senior leadership roles at McKinsey, Kumar chaired the firm's Knowledge Center and Asia Center. |
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Despite these successes, Kumar kept a low profile until a 2009 arrest in conjunction with an ongoing US governmental investigation into insider trading<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/business/17insider.html</ref>. As of December 2009 he was no longer with the firm.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704342404574576134130532484.html</ref> |
Despite these successes, Kumar kept a low profile until a 2009 arrest in conjunction with an ongoing US governmental investigation into insider trading<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/business/17insider.html</ref>. As of December 2009 he was no longer with the firm.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704342404574576134130532484.html</ref> In January 2010 he pleaded guilty at a federal court in [[New York]], and agreed to forfeit $2.6m prosecutors said he received for passing along confidential information regarding companies he had advised while working at McKinsey. <ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c1de872-fbd3-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1</ref> |
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Anil Kumar (born 1957) was an influential senior partner at management consultancy McKinsey & Company who came to prominence when his in insider trading at the Galleon hedge fund group was revealed in 2009. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India, Imperial College in the UK, and the Wharton School in the US.
Kumar was widely admired for pioneering the concept of Knowledge Process Offshoring[1], which helped lay the groundwork for India's tremendous economic and outsourcing boom. Correctly predicting the rise of both Silicon Valley and India, he established McKinsey offices in both locations, Silicon Valley in the 80's and then India in the 90's. Together with Rajat Gupta Kumar co-founded the Indian School of Business, today a top-ranked business school. He also co-chaired the Indian American Council at the Confederation of Indian Industry. Among other senior leadership roles at McKinsey, Kumar chaired the firm's Knowledge Center and Asia Center.
Despite these successes, Kumar kept a low profile until a 2009 arrest in conjunction with an ongoing US governmental investigation into insider trading[2]. As of December 2009 he was no longer with the firm.[3] In January 2010 he pleaded guilty at a federal court in New York, and agreed to forfeit $2.6m prosecutors said he received for passing along confidential information regarding companies he had advised while working at McKinsey. [4]
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References
- ^ http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2009/10/16/Godfather-of-KPO-and-McKinsey-Director-Anil-Kumar-Arrested
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/business/17insider.html
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704342404574576134130532484.html
- ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c1de872-fbd3-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1