Vivek Kulkarni Explained

Vivek Kulkarni
Birth Date:21 July 1957
Birth Place:Dharwad, Karnataka
Citizenship:Indian
Education:Karnatak University
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Organization:Brickwork 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 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, 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brickwork India Appoints Sangeeta Kulkarni as the CEO. 2012-03-27.
  2. Web site: Credit rating agency listings . www.sebi.gov.in.
  3. Web site: ACRAA. acraa.com.
  4. Web site: Widgets Magazine . Betabs.business-standard.com . 2018-05-03.
  5. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/from-business-friendly-to-business-person-103111001092_1.html
  6. Web site: Alumni info . www.bvb.edu.
  7. News: Abrar . Peerzada . When a bureaucrat;Karnataka government IT Secretary Vivek Kulkarni turned a businessman . The Economic Times . 2022-03-03.
  8. Web site: Vivek Kulkarni IAS (Retd.): Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg . www.bloomberg.com. 29 March 2024 .
  9. Web site: Profile . www.christuniversity.in.
  10. Web site: VIVEK KULKARNI - Department of Management Studies . 2022-03-03 . mgmt.iisc.ac.in.
  11. Web site: The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman (Book Review). 2005-04-24.
  12. Web site: The 4-hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris. 2007-04-04.
  13. News: Personal Assistants on Call, Just Not in the Next Office. New York Times. 2007-11-14 . Dan . Fost . 2010-05-27.
  14. Web site: My outsourced Life . Esquire. 2005-09-01.
  15. News: Offshoring: At your beck and call. https://web.archive.org/web/20071013092550/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/portal/2007/09/15/nosplit/ftfront115.xml. dead. 2007-10-13. The Daily Telegraph. 2007-09-15 . London . Sandy . Mitchell . 2010-05-27.
  16. Web site: My inspiration is Murthy: Vivek Kulkarni. https://web.archive.org/web/20040219154930/http://sify.com/news/thethursdayinterview/fullstory.php?id=13307146. dead. 2004-02-19. Sify. 2003-11-13.
  17. Web site: At your service:SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072640/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIBG/2011/12/14&ViewMode=GIF&PageLabel=20&EntityId=Ar02000&AppName=1. dead. 4 March 2016. 2011-12-14.
  18. Web site: Spirit Of Entrepreneurship Sangeeta & Vivek Kulkarni Founders, Brickwork India . https://web.archive.org/web/20180503112853/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIBG%2F2011%2F12%2F14&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=20&EntityId=Ar02000&AppName=1 . dead . 3 May 2018 . Epaper.timesofindia.com . 2011-12-14 . 2018-05-03.

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