Rishad was instrumental in the integration process. View Rishad Premji’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Rishad Premji will become the Executive Chairman of Wipro on July 30, 2019, after the retirement of Azim Premji. Interestingly, before he could work in his father's company’s banking and financial services division, he had to go through several rigorous interviews, one of which was conducted by former Wipro co-CEO Girish Paranjpe in London. He also worked with GE Capital in the US in the insurance and consumer lending space and is a graduate of GE's Financial Management Program (FMP).
Thanks to his strong leadership and remarkable professional achievements, he was recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014. He was also the chairman of the trade association NASSCOM for the year 2018-19. https://www.celebfamily.com/business/azim-premji-family.html [2][3][4], Rishad was a student of Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and later did a bachelor's degree in Economics from Wesleyan University and his MBA from Harvard University.
He also holds board membership seat in Wipro GE Healthcare Pvt.
A Harvard graduate, Rishad Premji began his professional career with Bain & Company in London, where he worked across multiple industries including consumer products, automobiles, telecom and insurance for two years. Rishad Premji had a longtime affair with his high school sweetheart Aditi, whom he married in a small private ceremony in Mumbai in August 2005. Automation Ecosystem - Assets on external marketplaces, Business resilience with Wipro HOLMES™ solutions for pandemic assistance. Indian Male, siblings: Tariq Azim Premji, Tariq Premji, education: Harvard Business School, Wesleyan University.
BENGALURU: Rishad Premji, chief strategy officer and a director on the Wipro board, was awarded the highest percentage increase in salary for the last fiscal. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Rishad’s connections and jobs at similar companies. He was until recently the Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for shaping Wipro's strategy to drive sustained and profitable growth. Famous as: Next Executive Chairman of Wipro, IT & Software Entrepreneurs
In 2015, as the Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, he conceptualized and set up Wipro Ventures, a $100M fund to invest in start-ups developing technologies and solutions that complement Wipro’s businesses. They have two children named Rohaan and Rhea. He is the son of Azim Premji.