Tata Consultancy Services

Founders

• JR

  J. R. D. Tata

  Founder (via Tata Sons, 1968)

  Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904-1993) - legendary Indian industrialist and aviator, Chairman of the Tata Group for 52 years (1938-1991). Founded TCS in 1968 (originally as Tata Computer Systems). Also founded Air India, Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals. Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian honour, 1992).

• FC

  F. C. Kohli

  First TCS CEO (1968-1996), 'Father of the Indian Software Industry'

  Faqir Chand Kohli (1924-2020) - pioneer of the Indian IT industry, first TCS CEO for 28 years. Punjab University graduate, MIT (MSc Electrical Engineering). Built TCS from scratch into a billion-dollar business. Padma Bhushan (2002). Considered the architect of the Indian IT revolution.

• NC

  Natarajan Chandrasekaran

  TCS and Tata Sons Chairman (since 2017)

  Indian corporate executive. TCS CEO 2009-2017 - the fastest growth period, the first Indian IT firm to reach USD 200B market cap. Since February 2017, Chairman of Tata Sons - a role previously held by Ratan Tata. Also concurrent TCS Chairman. Padma Bhushan (2022).

• KK

  K. Krithivasan

  TCS CEO and Managing Director (since 2023)

  Indian corporate executive. 5th TCS CEO. Previously long-time Head of BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance) - TCS's largest business unit. In 2026 overseeing strategic Anthropic partnership (training 50,000 employees on Claude AI) and 2% global workforce downsizing (12,000 people) citing 'skill mismatch'.