Premji Invest

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.

Ravi Kiran Vadapally is part of the leadership team at Premji Invest. He is a seasoned finance professional with over 24 years of experience across a broad spectrum of financial disciplines, including investments, enterprise risk management, internal audit, financial planning and analysis, revenue assurance, and controllership. In addition to his role at Premji Invest, Ravi serves as a director on the boards of Azim Premji Trustee Company Private Limited and Azim Premji Trust Services Private Limited. He is also a partner at Zash Traders, which is part of the promoter group of Wipro Limited. Before joining Premji Invest, Ravi had an illustrious career at Wipro Limited, where he held several key positions, including Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Ombudsman, Chief Internal Auditor, CFO of the Global Delivery Organization, CFO of the Enterprise Solution division, and Head of Financial Planning and Analysis. Previously, Ravi also served as Vice President of Finance at InMobi and CFO of the Indian operations of ADP Inc. His extensive experience in finance and strategic management is backed by his qualification as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Ravi enjoys exploring new technologies and mentoring young professionals in the finance industry.