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Vivek Kulkarni
Vivek Kulkarni in 2019
Born21 July 1957
Dharwad, Karnataka
CitizenshipIndian
EducationKarnatak University
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
OrganizationBrickwork India

Vivek Kulkarni is the Chairman of Brickwork India,[1] a knowledge process outsourcing company & founder MD of Brickwork Ratings - credit rating agency[2] of India.[3] Vivek is the Indian Administrative Service officer from Karnataka.[4]

Early life

Born in Hubli,[5] India[citation needed] on 21 July 1957, Vivek graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology, Hubli,[6] Karnatak University. Vivek received his master's degree from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1991.[7]

Career

After engineering, Vivek worked with Indian Oil for a short period before joining IAS.[8]

Vivek has served as Information Technology & Biotechnology Secretary, Government of Karnataka.[9] During his tenure in Government, he was instrumental in building information technology and Biotech institutes and corporate events in Karnataka. He promoted public-private partnership in Governance. Prior to IT Secretary, he worked as Finance Secretary in Government of Karnataka, Head of CRISIL Advisory Services as well as the Division Chief SEBI. He was a faculty at the Boston University as well as the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Vivek also is an Adjunct professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.[10]

Vivek had pioneered the 'remote executive assistant' concept through Brickwork India,[7] which received worldwide acclaim through various publications such as the New York Times bestseller authors, Thomas Friedman (The World Is Flat)[11] and Timothy Ferris (The 4-Hour Workweek)[12] and other publications like Fortune; Business Week - China-India survey, The Sunday Times, Esquire.[13][14][15][16][17]

Personal life

Vivek Kulkarni is married to Sangeeta and they have two children. Sangeeta is the co-founder and CEO of Brickwork India.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Brickwork India Appoints Sangeeta Kulkarni as the CEO". 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Credit rating agency listings" (PDF). www.sebi.gov.in.
  3. ^ "ACRAA". acraa.com.
  4. ^ "Widgets Magazine". Betabs.business-standard.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/from-business-friendly-to-business-person-103111001092_1.html
  6. ^ "Alumni info" (PDF). www.bvb.edu.
  7. ^ a b Abrar, Peerzada. "When a bureaucrat;Karnataka government IT Secretary Vivek Kulkarni turned a businessman". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Vivek Kulkarni IAS (Retd.): Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Profile" (PDF). www.christuniversity.in.
  10. ^ "VIVEK KULKARNI - Department of Management Studies". mgmt.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. ^ "The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman (Book Review)". 24 April 2005.
  12. ^ "The 4-hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris". 4 April 2007.
  13. ^ Fost, Dan (14 November 2007). "Personal Assistants on Call, Just Not in the Next Office". New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  14. ^ "My outsourced Life". Esquire. 1 September 2005.
  15. ^ Mitchell, Sandy (15 September 2007). "Offshoring: At your beck and call". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  16. ^ "My inspiration is Murthy: Vivek Kulkarni". Sify. 13 November 2003. Archived from the original on 19 February 2004.
  17. ^ "At your service:SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP". 14 December 2011.
  18. ^ "Spirit Of Entrepreneurship Sangeeta & Vivek Kulkarni Founders, Brickwork India". Epaper.timesofindia.com. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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