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	In the 1990s, Kant was appointed the head of operations for TCS in the [[United Kingdom]]. Until 2005, he served as the Head of Operations for the India Northern Region of TCS.{{cn\|date=April 2015}}		In the 1990s, Kant was appointed the head of operations for TCS in the [[United Kingdom]]. Until 2005, he served as the Head of Operations for the India Northern Region of TCS.{{cn\|date=April 2015}}

	Kant is a leader who believes in excellence on various dimensions. He has not only excelled on business performance dimension, but also on the people and community impact dimensions. Under his leadership, Pulse, the TCS Associate Satisfaction Survey was conceived and first executed. Further, on the community dimension, Kant is a passionate supporter of U.S. STEM education and career initiatives – particularly for women, minorities and those in underserved communities, through major national partnerships such as Million Women Mentors and US2020, and TCS’ signature campaigns, goIT and Ignite My Future in School. According to him, if business has to grow, communities need to prosper first. Kant also oversaw initiation of sponsorships of Marathons such as the TCS New York City Marathon, and marathons at Boston and Chicago among others. He is an avid runner, having run the Brooklyn Half four times. According to Kant, a healthy body is home to a happy mind.		Kant is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and academic institutions. Kant is also an advisory board member of the British-American Business, and the past Chairman of the India Business Forum (IBF) of the Confederation of India (CII) in the US.{{cn\|date=April 2015}} He is a member of the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' (WSJ) CEO Council and a member of the ''[[Fortune (magazine)\|Fortune]]'' CEO Initiative. He joined Greater New York [[Red Cross]] Board in February 2020. He joined CECP (Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose) Board in May 2020.

	Kant is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and academic institutions. Kant is also an advisory board member of the British-American Business, and the past Chairman of the India Business Forum (IBF) of the Confederation of India (CII) in the US.{{cn\|date=April 2015}} He is a member of the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' (WSJ) CEO Council and a member of the ''[[Fortune (magazine)\|Fortune]]'' CEO Initiative. He joined Greater New York [[Red Cross]] Board in February 2020. He joined CECP (Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose) Board in May 2020.

	==Education and recognition ==		==Education and recognition ==

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'''Surya "Sury" Kant''' is the President of TCS North American, UK and Europe operations based in [[New York City]]. [[Tata Consultancy Services]] Limited (TCS) is the largest global [[information technology]] consulting and services company headquartered in [[India]].

In the 1990s, Kant was appointed the head of operations for TCS in the [[United Kingdom]]. Until 2005, he served as the Head of Operations for the India Northern Region of TCS.{{cn|date=April 2015}}

Kant is a leader who believes in excellence on various dimensions. He has not only excelled on business performance dimension, but also on the people and community impact dimensions. Under his leadership, Pulse, the TCS Associate Satisfaction Survey was conceived and first executed. Further, on the community dimension, Kant is a passionate supporter of U.S. STEM education and career initiatives – particularly for women, minorities and those in underserved communities, through major national partnerships such as Million Women Mentors and US2020, and TCS’ signature campaigns, goIT and Ignite My Future in School. According to him, if business has to grow, communities need to prosper first. Kant also oversaw initiation of sponsorships of Marathons such as the TCS New York City Marathon, and marathons at Boston and Chicago among others. He is an avid runner, having run the Brooklyn Half four times. According to Kant, a healthy body is home to a happy mind.

Kant is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and academic institutions. Kant is also an advisory board member of the British-American Business, and the past Chairman of the India Business Forum (IBF) of the Confederation of India (CII) in the US.{{cn|date=April 2015}} He is a member of the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' (WSJ) CEO Council and a member of the ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' CEO Initiative. He joined Greater New York [[Red Cross]] Board in February 2020. He joined CECP (Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose) Board in May 2020.

==Education and recognition ==
Kant received his [[Masters degree|master's]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] with a specialization in Computer Technology from [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IIT), [[Delhi]], and his [[Bachelor of Electrical Engineering]] with specialization in Electronics from [[Delhi College of Engineering]] standing first in his class for both Bachelor's and Master's.{{cn|date=April 2015}} He was recognized for his 'Contribution to National Development' by the IIT Delhi Alumni Association in 2004.{{cn|date=April 2015}} He was announced as one of 'The 2011 Top 25K Consultants' by the Consulting Magazine.{{cn|date=April 2015}} In 2014, Kant was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus by DCE-DTU Alumni Association.{{cn|date=April 2015}} He is a senior member of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] (ACM), [[United States]].{{cn|date=April 2015}} He was recognized with 'Leadership and Service in Technology Award' by the Seidenberg School of computer Science and Information Systems at [[Pace University]], New York in June 2015. In 2017, Kant won Gold for IT Executive of the Year award at Golden Bridge USA awards.{{fact|date=October 2019}}

==References==
*http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-20/news/47527116_1_tcs-uk-tata-consultancy-services-clients
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071020075314/http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/134/1/TCS-Keeps-Advisory-Work/TCS-Keeps-Advisory-Work.html
*http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1599548,prtpage-1.cms
*http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199200211
*http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/4306
*https://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=1637170438
*http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ART841627
*http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2019.3_Jul/ROB/LEADERS-Surya-Kant-Tata-Consultancy-Services-TCS.html

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69.196.72.202: Removed a paragraph of self-indulgence

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