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Allwarisbad (talk | contribs) KPO and BPO attributed to him is from a very flimsy article. Outsourcing has been in use for much longer than since 1995. Thus attributing the godfather role to him is totally biased by author. It is all internal McCinsey hype to create markets. Tag: references removed |
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'''Anil Kumar''' (born 1958) was a longtime senior executive at management consultancy [[McKinsey & Company]], co-founder of the [[Indian School of Business]] with [[Rajat Gupta]], and the creator of two different types of [[outsourcing]]. 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 1958) was a longtime senior executive at management consultancy [[McKinsey & Company]], co-founder of the [[Indian School of Business]] with [[Rajat Gupta]], and the creator of two different types of [[outsourcing]]. 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 an eminent and influential senior director at the consultancy |
Kumar was an eminent and influential senior director at the consultancy. Correctly predicting the rise of both Silicon Valley and India, he founded and led McKinsey offices in both locations, Silicon Valley in the 1980s and then India (with Anupam "Tino" Puri, who also mentored Rajat Gupta) in the 1990s. These offices were tremendously successful, and led to his election as senior partner at an early age. He subsequently enjoyed a close relationship with and was a protégé of [[Rajat Gupta]] while Gupta led McKinsey. Among other leadership roles at McKinsey, Kumar chaired the firm's Knowledge Center and Asia Center. He was a director and corporate officer of the firm. Kumar co-founded the [[Indian School of Business]] with Rajat Gupta in 1997, which is today a top-ranked business school. He is a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] and [[Young Presidents' Organization]], and was US chair of the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]]. |
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Despite these accomplishments, Kumar kept a low profile outside McKinsey and from the media until a 2009 arrest in conjunction with an ongoing and wide-ranging 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]].<ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c1de872-fbd3-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1</ref> In March 2011 Rajat Gupta was also implicated in the same scheme while serving on the board of directors of [[Goldman Sachs]].<ref>http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/former-goldman-director-charged-with-insider-trading/</ref> Until these events Gupta and Kumar had been regarded as among the most successful management consultants of their time, and among the earliest Indians in consulting, with Gupta the first Indian to break through the [[glass ceiling]]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} According to the ''Financial Times'', "The two operated as a forceful double-act to secure business for McKinsey, win access in Washington and build a brotherhood of donors around the Hyderabad-based ISB and a handful of social initiatives.”<ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39076346-49ae-11e0-acf0-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1G2oQ9Dvi</ref> |
Despite these accomplishments, Kumar kept a low profile outside McKinsey and from the media until a 2009 arrest in conjunction with an ongoing and wide-ranging 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]].<ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c1de872-fbd3-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1</ref> In March 2011 Rajat Gupta was also implicated in the same scheme while serving on the board of directors of [[Goldman Sachs]].<ref>http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/former-goldman-director-charged-with-insider-trading/</ref> Until these events Gupta and Kumar had been regarded as among the most successful management consultants of their time, and among the earliest Indians in consulting, with Gupta the first Indian to break through the [[glass ceiling]]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} According to the ''Financial Times'', "The two operated as a forceful double-act to secure business for McKinsey, win access in Washington and build a brotherhood of donors around the Hyderabad-based ISB and a handful of social initiatives.”<ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39076346-49ae-11e0-acf0-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1G2oQ9Dvi</ref> |
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| Born | January 1, 1958 |
| Occupation(s) | Consultant, Management expert |
Anil Kumar (born 1958) was a longtime senior executive at management consultancy McKinsey & Company, co-founder of the Indian School of Business with Rajat Gupta, and the creator of two different types of outsourcing. 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 an eminent and influential senior director at the consultancy. Correctly predicting the rise of both Silicon Valley and India, he founded and led McKinsey offices in both locations, Silicon Valley in the 1980s and then India (with Anupam "Tino" Puri, who also mentored Rajat Gupta) in the 1990s. These offices were tremendously successful, and led to his election as senior partner at an early age. He subsequently enjoyed a close relationship with and was a protégé of Rajat Gupta while Gupta led McKinsey. Among other leadership roles at McKinsey, Kumar chaired the firm's Knowledge Center and Asia Center. He was a director and corporate officer of the firm. Kumar co-founded the Indian School of Business with Rajat Gupta in 1997, which is today a top-ranked business school. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Young Presidents' Organization, and was US chair of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Despite these accomplishments, Kumar kept a low profile outside McKinsey and from the media until a 2009 arrest in conjunction with an ongoing and wide-ranging US governmental investigation into insider trading.[1] As of December 2009, he was no longer with the firm.[2] In January 2010, he pleaded guilty at a federal court in New York.[3] In March 2011 Rajat Gupta was also implicated in the same scheme while serving on the board of directors of Goldman Sachs.[4] Until these events Gupta and Kumar had been regarded as among the most successful management consultants of their time, and among the earliest Indians in consulting, with Gupta the first Indian to break through the glass ceiling. [citation needed] According to the Financial Times, "The two operated as a forceful double-act to secure business for McKinsey, win access in Washington and build a brotherhood of donors around the Hyderabad-based ISB and a handful of social initiatives.”[5]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/former-goldman-director-charged-with-insider-trading/
- ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39076346-49ae-11e0-acf0-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1G2oQ9Dvi
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