Surya Kant

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.

For the Indian judge, see Surya Kant (judge).

Surya Kant
Born
Delhi, India
Alma materDelhi College of Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
OccupationPresident North America, UK & Europe Tata Consultancy Services

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.

Kant is a leader who believes in excellence on various dimensions. He has not only excelled on business performance dimension, but also on the people and community impact dimensions. Under his leadership, Pulse, the TCS Associate Satisfaction Survey was conceived and first executed. Further, on the community dimension, Kant is a passionate supporter of U.S. STEM education and career initiatives – particularly for women, minorities and those in underserved communities, through major national partnerships such as Million Women Mentors and US2020, and TCS’ signature campaigns, goIT and Ignite My Future in School. According to him, if business has to grow, communities need to prosper first. Kant also oversaw initiation of sponsorships of Marathons such as the TCS New York City Marathon, and marathons at Boston and Chicago among others. He is an avid runner, having run the Brooklyn Half four times. According to Kant, a healthy body is home to a happy mind.

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. 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. He was recognized for his 'Contribution to National Development' by the IIT Delhi Alumni Association in 2004. He was announced as one of 'The 2011 Top 25K Consultants' by the Consulting Magazine. In 2014, Kant was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus by DCE-DTU Alumni Association. He is a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), United States. 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.

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