Vikas Kapoor (November 17, 1961) is the CEO of Mezocliq, an enterprise technology company.
Vikas Kapoor | |
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 Kapoor in 2017 | |
| Born | November 17, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Princeton University Harvard Business School |
Early life and education
editKapoor was born in Ajmer, India on November 17, 1961.[1] He grew up in India, England and Australia. He is the son of Kusum and Major General S. B. L. Kapoor, VSM (Retd) of the Indian Army. At 16, Kapoor won a scholarship to study at Sevenoaks School in Kent, England, where he received his high school diploma. In 1984, he graduated magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Princeton University.[2] In 1989, he graduated from Harvard with a dual degree in philosophy from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.[3]
Career
editKapoor's first job following business school was as a business analyst in the financial services practice of McKinsey & Company. Thereafter, he was a Principal at the global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney.[4] In 1994, Kapoor co-founded the global consulting company Mitchell Madison Group. In 1999, the firm was sold to USWeb/CKS.[5]
In 2000, Kapoor was appointed President and CEO of Walker Digital, an incubator of several internet businesses including priceline.com. In 2002, Kapoor was appointed CEO of Toronto-based Delano Technology Company, a publicly held customer relationship management software company.[4] In January 2004, Kapoor was appointed CEO and President of iQor (formerly IRMC[6]), a customer-service and outsourcing company.[4][7][8][9]
In 2017, Kapoor spoke at the Forbes CIO Summit, Milken Global Institute and MIT Chief Data Officer & Information Quality Symposium on the topic of data governance.[10][11]
Personal life
editKapoor is a Trustee of the Newport Festivals Foundation,[12] a member of the board of directors of The Metropolitan Opera[13] and a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.[14]
Kapoor and his wife Jaishri have three children, twin daughters Riya and Sara and a son, Kavi.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Vikas Kapoor". IndUS Business Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Princeton Alumni Weekly". 1984. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Executive Bio: Vikas Kapoor". 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ^ a b c "Executive Profile: Vikas Kapoor". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "USWEB/CKS To buy Mitchell Madison, a consulting firm". The New York Times. July 31, 1999.
- ^ "IRMC Changes Name to iQor". BusinessWire. August 10, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Vikas Kapoor President & CEO of iQor". IT Management. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "IRMC's New CEO, Vikas Kapoor, Brings Focus on Operational Superiority" (Press release). May 4, 2004. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Philippine call center business booms". The New York Times. November 20, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Forbes CIO Summit". Forbes. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Vikas Kapoor". Milken Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Newport Festivals Foundation: Our Mission". Newport Festivals Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Board of Directors". The Metropolitan Opera. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Heyman, Marshall (2015-12-14). "Dancing to a Traditional Indian Beat". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
