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'''Vineet Nayar''' (born 1962) is an Indian business executive, author and philanthropist. He is the former [[Chief Executive Officer]] of [[HCL Technologies]] (2007–13), Founder Chairman & CEO of [[Sampark Foundation]] and author of critically acclaimed management book "Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down” (Harvard Business Press, June 2010).<ref name=110K>{{cite web|url=http://hbr.org/product/employees-first-customers-second-turning-conventio/an/12330-HBK-ENG|title=Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down|publisher=Harvard Business Review}}</ref> which has sold 100,000+ copies.
'''Vineet Nayar''' (born 1962) is an Indian businessperson, author, and philanthropist. He served as the [[Chief executive officer|Chief Executive Officer]] of [[HCL Technologies]] from 2007<ref>{{cite news |title=At the high table |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/people/story/fresh-challenge-128455-2008-08-21 |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=September 7, 2008}}</ref> to 2013<ref name=live>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Anirban |title=Vineet Nayar retires from HCL Technologies board |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/TORzzgFVkdtAqFmBlz6E8H/Vineet-Nayar-retires-from-HCL-Technologies-board.html |publisher=[[Livemint]] |date=December 27, 2013}}</ref> and is currently the founder and chairman of the [[Sampark Foundation]], a non-profit organization he established in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vineet Nayar sets 2025 for Sampark Foundation 'shutdown' |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/vineet-nayar-sets-2025-for-sampark-foundation-shutdown-116071200449_1.html |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> Nayar is also the author of the best-selling book, ''Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down'', published by [[Harvard Business Review Press]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crainer |first1=Stuart |last2=Dearlove |first2=Des |title=Leaders provide meaning |url=https://thinkers50.com/blog/leaders-provide-meaning/ |publisher=Thinkers50}}</ref><ref name=110K>{{cite web|url=http://hbr.org/product/employees-first-customers-second-turning-conventio/an/12330-HBK-ENG|title=Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down|publisher=Harvard Business Review}}</ref>


== Biography ==
He was listed among the Thinkers50 influential management thinkers in 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Vineet Nayar, Vijay Govindarajan among eight Indians in world's top 50 thinkers |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/vineet-nayar-vijay-govindarajan-among-eight-indians-in-worlds-top-50-thinkers/articleshow/10809150.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=November 21, 2011}}</ref> and featured in ''[[Forbes Asia]]'''s "Heroes of Philanthropy" list in both 2013<ref name=heroes>{{cite news |last1=Koppisch |first1=John |title=48 Heroes Of Philanthropy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoppisch/2013/05/29/48-heroes-of-philanthropy-2/ |publisher=[[Forbes]] |date=May 31, 2013}}</ref> and 2016.<ref name=financeexp/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Koppisch |first1=John |title=Asia's 2016 Heroes Of Philanthropy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoppisch/2016/07/06/asias-2016-heroes-of-philanthropy/ |publisher=[[Forbes]] |date=August 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name=110K/>
Nayar was born and spent most of his childhood in [[Pantnagar]], a town in the foothill of Himalayas in the state of [[Uttarakhand]]. He completed his schooling from Campus School Pantnagar. He studied for a [[Bachelor of Technology|B. Tech]] in [[mechanical engineering]] from the College of Technology of [[G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology]] and a Masters in Business Management at the [[XLRI- Xavier School of Management]], [[Jamshedpur]] in India.<ref name=1K>{{cite web|url=http://hcltech.com/about-us/leadership/vineet|title=Vineet Nayar Profile|publisher=hcltech.com}}</ref>


Currently, Nayar serves as a Senior Advisor to HCL Corporation. He joined HCL in 1985 after earning his MBA from [[XLRI]]. In 1993, he founded Comnet, which grew into a $1 billion dominant leader in Technology Management business.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} In 2005, Vineet became President of HCL Technologies and served as the company's CEO from 2007 until January 2013. During these years he helped it grow revenues and market cap by six times which led HCL to win awards for the ''WorldBlu certified Most Democratic Workplace in the world,'' ''Workforce Management Optimas Award for HR Innovation in US'', ''Britain's Top Employers'', ''Best Employer in Asia'', and many more.<ref name="1K" />
== Early life and education ==
Nayar was born in [[Pantnagar]], [[Uttarakhand]], where he spent his early years. He completed his schooling at [[Campus School, GBPUA&T|Campus School, Pantnagar]]. He obtained a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in [[Mechanical engineering]] from the [[College of Technology, Pantnagar]] at [[G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology]]. He subsequently received a [[Master's degree]] in [[Business Management]] from [[XLRI – Xavier School of Management]], [[Jamshedpur]].<ref name=forbes/>


Nayar was chosen by Fortune Magazine for its first-ever global "Executive Dream Team" 2012, which has been described as an "all star leadership" that "could coalesce and dominate in any industry."{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} This is in addition to his inclusion in the elite "Thinkers 50 List‟ which is a list of the world's top 50 business thinkers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
== Career ==
After completing his academic education, Nayar joined HCL Limited in 1985.<ref name=hindubusiness/> He left the company in 1992 to found Comnet in 1993, specializing in remote infrastructure management, which grew into a $1 billion technology management business.<ref>{{cite news |title=The HCL Tech turnaround under former CEO Vineet Nayar |url=https://content.techgig.com/leadership/the-hcl-tech-turnaround-under-former-ceo-vineet-nayar/articleshow/70467071.cms |publisher=[[TechGig.com]] |date=July 31, 2019}}</ref> Nayar implemented several policies and practices at Comnet that later influenced HCL Technologies' "Employees First, Customers Second" philosophy.<ref name=hindubusiness>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Ronendra |title=HCL Tech's turnaround man — Vineet Nayar |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/hcl-techs-turnaround-man-vineet-nayar/article20566010.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>


He has served as Governor of ICT, member of the Global Advisory Board of Women Leader's and Gender Parity Program as well as a Community Partner of the Forum of Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum. Vineet has also served as a "Mentor‟ (Co-Chair) of WEF's 2011 Annual Meeting of New Champions conference.
In 1998, Comnet merged with HCL Technologies,<ref name=forbes/> forming HCL Comnet, where Nayar served as CEO.<ref>{{cite news |title=The latest in remote control |url=https://www.economist.com/business/2004/09/09/the-latest-in-remote-control |publisher=[[The Economist]] |date=September 9, 2004}}</ref> By 2005, he considered transitioning to social development and established the Sampark Foundation. However, he was asked by [[Shiv Nadar]], co-founder of HCL Technologies, to continue leading the company.<ref name=forbes/> He was appointed President of HCL Technologies in 2005<ref>{{cite news |last1=Julka |first1=Harsimran |title=HCL's Vineet Nayar: Maverick CEO of a maverick company |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/hcls-vineet-nayar-maverick-ceo-of-a-maverick-company/articleshow/14534486.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=July 1, 2012}}</ref> and became CEO two years later in 2007. In August 2008, he was appointed to the Board of Directors at HCL Technologies as a whole-time director.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vineet Nayar appointed to the board of directors of HCL Technologies |url=https://www.domain-b.com/people/in-the-news/vineet-nayar-appointed-to-the-board-of-directors-of-hcl-technologies |publisher=Domain-b.com |date=August 1, 2008}}</ref> During his tenure, he increased the company's revenue sixfold to $4.7 billion annually.<ref name=forbes/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shelley |last2=Julka |first2=Harsimran |title=Top three executives frontrunners for HCL Tech chief's job: Vineet Nayar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/top-three-executives-frontrunners-for-hcl-tech-chiefs-job-vineet-nayar/articleshow/12843609.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=April 24, 2012}}</ref>


== Work ==
Vineet Nayar is credited with transforming HCL Technologies into the fourth-largest IT company in India, with the workforce expanding from 30,000 to 90,000 during his tenure. Nayar was appointed Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies in November 2010. He received 12.50 lakh stock options in October 2010, and his remuneration was ₹8.43 crore in the 2012 fiscal year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phadnis |first1=Shilpa |title=Vineet Nayar's exit as HCL CEO raises questions |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech-news/vineet-nayars-exit-as-hcl-ceo-raises-questions/articleshow/18069173.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=January 18, 2023}}</ref>
Nayar narrated the story of his company's success in the book ''Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down'' (Harvard Business Review Press, 2010),<ref name=110K/> and also outlined the intellectual basis for transformation and lessons learned. The book has been praised by some of the world’s leading business leaders including the late [[C.K. Prahalad]], [[Tom Peters]], [[Gary Hamel]], [[Ram Charan]], and [[Victor Fung]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}


Nayar continues to share knowledge through two blogs—his own scrapbook<ref name=30K>{{cite web|url=http://vineetnayar.com|title=Vineet Nayar's Blog|publisher=vineetnayar.com}}</ref> and a blog at [[Harvard Business Review]] website.<ref name=40K>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/nayar/|title=Vineet Nayar's Harvard Business Blog|publisher=Harvard Business Review|access-date=7 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730172143/http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/nayar/|archive-date=30 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In June 2012, Nayar sold his entire stake in the company for ₹133.58 crore, which he directed towards the [[Sampark Foundation]].<ref name=hindubusiness/> He retired from the [[HCLTech|HCL]] board in December 2013 to focus on philanthropic activities but continues to serve as a senior advisor to HCL Technologies.<ref name=live/> Vineet Nayar was appointed to the board of the [[National Stock Exchange of India]] in July 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barman |first1=Arijit |title=Abhijit Sen, Sanjay Bhandarkar and Vineet Nayar set to join NSE board |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/abhijit-sen-sanjay-bhandarkar-and-vineet-nayar-set-to-join-nse-board/articleshow/84664707.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=July 23, 2021}}</ref>


===Social change advocate===
== Published work ==
In 2005, Vineet co-founded Sampark Foundation with his wife Anupama Nayar with “innovation-led large scale social change” as the central idea. Today, Sampark Foundation is transforming learning outcomes of 7 million children studying in 76,000 schools in Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh; making it one of the world’s largest primary school transformation initiatives by a Foundation.
He authored ''Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down'', published by [[Harvard Business Review]] in 2010.<ref name=110K/> The book discusses the management practices used at HCL Technologies and explains the intellectual foundation for the transformation, as well as the lessons learned. It has sold over 100,000 copies.<ref name=forbes>{{cite news |last1=Raghunathan |first1=Anu |title=India's Vineet Nayar Seeks To Transform Primary Education With A $100 Million Philanthropic Outlay |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuraghunathan/2016/07/06/indias-vineet-nayar-seeks-to-transform-primary-education-with-a-100-million-philanthropic-outlay/ |publisher=[[Forbes]] |date=July 28, 2016}}</ref>


For his social philanthropy, Vineet has been cited by Forbes Magazine in its “48 Heroes of Philanthropy List 2016” and by Fortune, for the pedagogical innovations, the Foundation has brought into classrooms. He has also been honored with the “Beacon of Hope” award by the 2009 Asha for education, NYC/NJ Chapter.
The book was ranked seventh on [[Amazon UK]]'s list of the 'Best Business Books of 2010' and was also included in the 'Best Business Books of 2010' by the Library Journal in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite news |title=HCL Technologies CEO, Vineet Nayar, conferred with the ‘Leader in the Digital Age’ Award at CeBIT 2011 |url=https://www.hcltech.com/press-releases/hcl-technologies-ceo-vineet-nayar-conferred-leader-digital-age |publisher=HCL Tech |date=March 2, 2011}}</ref>


===Awards and honours===
== Philanthropy ==
* Included amongst Foreign Policy Magazine's Global Thinkers List, 2016
Vineet Nayar co-founded the [[Sampark Foundation]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shelley |title=How CEO-turned-philanthropist Vineet Nayar plans to reform teaching in Punjab's government schools |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/how-ceo-turned-philanthropist-vineet-nayar-plans-to-reform-teaching-in-punjabs-government-schools/articleshow/21792381.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=August 13, 2013}}</ref> in 2005, a philanthropic organization that focuses on enhancing primary education for millions of school students in India. In 2013, Nayar took an active role in the organization, committing to invest $100 million into its initiatives.<ref name=educationworld>{{cite news |last1=Nehru |first1=Autar |title=Go-getting philanthropist: Vineet Nayar |url=https://www.educationworld.in/go-getting-philanthropist-vineet-nayar/ |publisher=Education World |date=November 2023}}</ref> He applies the concept of [[frugal innovation]] in his work<ref name=forbes/> and collaborates with state governments across eight Indian states, including [[Haryana]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], and [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=forbes/> Their initiatives include distributing educational kits, setting up digital classrooms, and training teachers to improve their pedagogical skills.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pal |first1=Sanchari |title=How a Unique yet Affordable Tech Innovation Is Helping Govt Schools in Remote Villages Go Smart |url=https://thebetterindia.com/92252/sampark-foundation-smart-shala-primary-education-rural-india/ |publisher=[[The Better India]] |date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>  As of 2023, the Sampark Foundation has positively impacted approximately 10.49 million children and provided training for around 672,000 teachers in 123,000 government schools.<ref name=educationworld/>
* Selected to the 'Thinkers 50 List', 2011/2012<ref name=60K>{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkers50.com/biographies/118|title=Vineet Nayar Thinkers50 Profile|publisher=Thinkers50}}</ref>
 
* Conferred with the 'Leader in the Digital Age' Award at CeBIT, 2011<ref name=70K>{{cite web|url=http://news.ciol.com/News/Newsmakers/News-Reports/HCL-CEO-Vineet-Nayar-wins-Digital-Age-Award/147335/0/|title=HCL CEO Vineet Nayar wins Digital Age Award|publisher=ciol.com}}</ref>
== Other activities ==
* Conferred with the 'Business HR Champion Award' at the European HCM Excellence Awards, 2011<ref name=80K>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-S0-9fyFz8|title=Vineet Nayar – Recipient of Business HR Champion – HCM Excellence Awards 2011|publisher=Youtube}}</ref>
[[File:Vineet Nayar at the India Economic Summit 2009.jpg|thumb|150px|Vineet Nayar spoke at the [[World Economic Forum]]'s Impatient India session in [[New Delhi]] on 9 November 2009]]
* Selected in Fortune Magazine's 'Executive Dream Team' List, 2011<ref name=50K>{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/companies/1109/gallery.dream_team_readers_picks.fortune/8.html|title=Fortune Dream Team|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
He served as Governor of the ICT and was a member of the Global Advisory Board for Women Leaders and the Gender Parity Program at the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref name=economictimes>{{cite news |title=Vineet Nayar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/corporate-excellence-award/jury/vineet-nayar/articleshow/66359710.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=November 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name=wef/> Additionally, he was a Community Partner of the [[Forum of Young Global Leaders]] at the [[World Economic Forum]], where he co-chaired the 2011 Annual Meeting of New Champions.<ref name=wef>{{cite web |title=Vineet Nayar |url=https://www.weforum.org/people/vineet-nayar/ |website=[[Weforum.org]]}}</ref>
* Ranked No. 2 HR Influencer in India by SHRM India, 2011<ref name=90K>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/shrm-india-releases-first-ever-reporttop-20-indian-hr-influencerssocial-media/467838/|title=SHRM India releases first ever report on top-20 Indian HR influencers on social media|publisher=Business Standard}}</ref>
 
* Adjudged as the 'CEO of the Year' in Bloomberg UTVi CXO Awards, 2011<ref name=100K>{{cite web|url=http://www.cxotoday.com/story/bloombergutv-concludes-the-cxo-awards-2011/|title=BloombergUTV Concludes The CXO AWARDS 2011|publisher=cxotoday.com}}</ref>
Nayar is also a senior advisor to the McKinsey Leadership Institute and mentors 18 technology start-ups.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khosla |first1=Varuni |title=Vineet Nayar a sought-after mentor now, guiding no less than 18 startups |url=https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/vineet-nayar-a-sought-after-mentor-now-guiding-no-less-than-18-startups/53173075 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> He is involved with the Million Learning Project led by former Australian Prime Minister [[Julia Gillard]]<ref name=economictimes/> and is a founding member of Brookings India. He has served as a juror for the [[Harvard Business Review]]'s McKinsey Prize.<ref name=wef/> He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Global Talent Competitiveness Index, an initiative by [[INSEAD]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vineet Nayar, DBA, Founder, Sampark Foundation, Former CEO, HCL Technologies |url=https://questromworld.bu.edu/businesseducationjam/2014/09/23/vineet-nayar-founder-sampark-foundation-former-ceo-hcl-technologies/ |publisher=[[Boston University|Questrom World]]}}</ref>
* Conferred the 'IIM Lucknow-Vijaypat Singhania Award for Leadership', 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jklakshmi.com/pdf/press-release_IIML-national-leadership-awards-nov-30-2012.pdf|title=Pranab Mukherjee confers the Lakshmipat Singhania - IIM Lucknow National Leadership awards|publisher=jklakshmi.com|access-date=3 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107133750/http://www.jklakshmi.com/pdf/press-release_IIML-national-leadership-awards-nov-30-2012.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
* Conferred with Manpower HEC Prize{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
== Awards and recognition ==
*Felicitated with France's prestigious Oliver Lecerf Prize{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
In 2011, Vineet Nayar was ranked 40th on the Thinkers 50 list of the world's most influential management thinkers.<ref name=60K>{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkers50.com/biographies/118|title=Vineet Nayar Thinkers50 Profile|publisher=Thinkers50}}</ref> That same year, he was honored with the 'Leader in the Digital Age' Award at [[CeBIT]]<ref name=70K>{{cite web|url=http://news.ciol.com/News/Newsmakers/News-Reports/HCL-CEO-Vineet-Nayar-wins-Digital-Age-Award/147335/0/|title=HCL CEO Vineet Nayar wins Digital Age Award|publisher=ciol.com}}</ref> and the 'Business HR Champion Award' at the European HCM Excellence Awards.<ref name=80K>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-S0-9fyFz8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/9-S0-9fyFz8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Vineet Nayar – Recipient of Business HR Champion – HCM Excellence Awards 2011|publisher=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He was named in ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'''s 2011 "Executive Dream Team" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Executive Dream Team - Designated hitter: Vineet Nayar  (8) - CNNMoney |url=http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/companies/1109/gallery.dream_team_readers_picks.fortune/8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515205412/http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/companies/1109/gallery.dream_team_readers_picks.fortune/8.html |archive-date=15 May 2013 |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=money.cnn.com |url-status=live }}</ref> He was ranked as the No. 2 HR Influencer in India by the [[Society for Human Resource Management]] (SHRM) in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Standard |first=Business |title=SHRM India releases first ever report on top-20 Indian HR influencers on social media |url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/shrm-india-releases-first-ever-reporttop-20-indian-hr-influencerssocial-media/467838/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219061854/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/shrm-india-releases-first-ever-reporttop-20-indian-hr-influencerssocial-media/467838/ |archive-date=19 December 2012 |access-date=2025-12-12 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Cited among Forbes magazine '48 Heroes of Philanthropy 2013'<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoppisch/2013/05/29/48-heroes-of-philanthropy-2/|title=48 Heroes Of Philanthropy|publisher=www.forbes.com}}</ref>
 
* Forbes 48 Heroes of Philanthropy, 2016
In 2012, he received the Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards from [[IIM Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Winners of Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/winners-of-lakshmipat-singhania-iim-lucknow-national-leadership-awards-257599 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=December 9, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, he was named among ''[[Forbes|Forbes magazine]]'''s "48 Heroes of Philanthropy".<ref name=heroes/> In 2016, Vineet Nayar and his wife, Anupama, were included in Forbes Asia's 'Heroes of Philanthropy' list.<ref name=financeexp>{{cite news |title=Vineet Nayar, Adar Poonawalla among 5 Indians who feature in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-5-indians-feature-in-forbes-asias-heroes-of-philanthropy-list-vineet-nayar-adar-poonawalla-309366/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=July 7, 2016}}</ref>
* SHRM annual conference speaker, 2019
 
In 2016, Vineet Nayar was named in ''[[Foreign Policy]]''s "Top 100 Global Thinkers" and featured in the 'Moguls' category alongside his wife, Anupama, for their work with the Sampark Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sushma Swaraj, Vineet Nayar in FP's Global Thinkers 2016 list |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sushma-swaraj-vineet-nayar-in-fps-global-thinkers-2016-list/articleshow/55960983.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> In 2018, he was ranked 20th by the [[Society for Human Resource Management]] (SHRM) in its list of Top 30 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 30 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media |url=https://qaspire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018Top30IndianHRInfluencersonSocialMedia.pdf |publisher=[[Society for Human Resource Management]] |date=May 2018}}</ref>
 
=== Harvard Business School case studies ===
Nayar's leadership and work at the Sampark Foundation and [[HCL Technologies]] have been the subject of multiple [[Harvard Business School]] case studies. One such study, "Vineet Nayar at HCL Unstructure 2008", published in 2009, examines his implementation of the "Employees First, Customers Second" philosophy.<ref name="H1">{{cite book |author1=Linda A. Hill |author2=Tarun Khanna |author3=Emily Stecker |author1-link=Linda A. Hill |author2-link=Tarun Khanna (academic) |title=Vineet Nayar at HCL Unstructure 2008 |date=April 2009 |publisher=[[Harvard Business School Press]] |url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=37323}}</ref> In 2017, Harvard Business School published "Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India," which explores innovative and cost-effective strategies implemented by Vineet Nayar and Anupama Nayar to enhance primary education.<ref name="H2">{{cite journal |author1=V. Kasturi Rangan |author2=Shweta Bagai |author1-link=V. Kasturi Rangan |title=Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India |journal=[[Harvard Business School]] |date=July 2017 |pages=25 |url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52914}}</ref> Additionally, the case "Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale" (2020) discusses his efforts to scale education in rural India.<ref name="H3">{{cite journal |author1=Linda A. Hill |author2=Emily Tedards |author1-link=Linda A. Hill |title=Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A) |journal=[[Harvard Business School]] |date=July 2020 |pages=33 |url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=58503}}</ref> Another case, "HCL Technologies (A)" (2007), details his leadership at HCL Technologies.<ref name="H4">{{cite book |author1=Linda A. Hill |author2=Tarun Khanna |author3=Emily Stecker |author1-link=Linda A. Hill |author2-link=Tarun Khanna (academic) |title=HCL Technologies (A) |date=August 2007 |publisher=[[Harvard Business School Press]] |url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=34784}}</ref> These studies have been authored by researchers [[Linda A. Hill]], [[Tarun Khanna (academic)|Tarun Khanna]], Emily Stecker, Emily Tedards, [[V. Kasturi Rangan]], and Shweta Bagai.<ref name="H1"/><ref name="H2"/><ref name="H3"/><ref name="H4"/>


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For the Tech Mahindra executive, see Vineet Nayyar.

Vineet Nayar
Vineet Nayar at the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos
Born1962 (age 63–64)
Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
EducationB.Tech, MBA
Alma materG. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
XLRI – Xavier School of Management
OccupationBusiness executive, Entrepreneur, Author, Philanthropist
Years active1985 - present
EmployerHCL Technologies (1985―2013)
Known forChairman of Sampark Foundation, Former Vice Chairman and CEO of HCL Technologies
Notable work
Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down (2010)
Spouse(s)Anupama Nayar
Websitewww.vineetnayar.com

Vineet Nayar (born 1962) is an Indian businessperson, author, and philanthropist. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of HCL Technologies from 2007[1] to 2013[2] and is currently the founder and chairman of the Sampark Foundation, a non-profit organization he established in 2005.[3] Nayar is also the author of the best-selling book, Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down, published by Harvard Business Review Press in 2010.[4][5]

He was listed among the Thinkers50 influential management thinkers in 2011[6] and featured in Forbes Asia's "Heroes of Philanthropy" list in both 2013[7] and 2016.[8][9][5]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Nayar was born in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, where he spent his early years. He completed his schooling at Campus School, Pantnagar. He obtained a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical engineering from the College of Technology, Pantnagar at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. He subsequently received a Master's degree in Business Management from XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur.[10]

Career[edit | edit source]

After completing his academic education, Nayar joined HCL Limited in 1985.[11] He left the company in 1992 to found Comnet in 1993, specializing in remote infrastructure management, which grew into a $1 billion technology management business.[12] Nayar implemented several policies and practices at Comnet that later influenced HCL Technologies' "Employees First, Customers Second" philosophy.[11]

In 1998, Comnet merged with HCL Technologies,[10] forming HCL Comnet, where Nayar served as CEO.[13] By 2005, he considered transitioning to social development and established the Sampark Foundation. However, he was asked by Shiv Nadar, co-founder of HCL Technologies, to continue leading the company.[10] He was appointed President of HCL Technologies in 2005[14] and became CEO two years later in 2007. In August 2008, he was appointed to the Board of Directors at HCL Technologies as a whole-time director.[15] During his tenure, he increased the company's revenue sixfold to $4.7 billion annually.[10][16]

Vineet Nayar is credited with transforming HCL Technologies into the fourth-largest IT company in India, with the workforce expanding from 30,000 to 90,000 during his tenure. Nayar was appointed Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies in November 2010. He received 12.50 lakh stock options in October 2010, and his remuneration was ₹8.43 crore in the 2012 fiscal year.[17]

In June 2012, Nayar sold his entire stake in the company for ₹133.58 crore, which he directed towards the Sampark Foundation.[11] He retired from the HCL board in December 2013 to focus on philanthropic activities but continues to serve as a senior advisor to HCL Technologies.[2] Vineet Nayar was appointed to the board of the National Stock Exchange of India in July 2021.[18]

Published work[edit | edit source]

He authored Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down, published by Harvard Business Review in 2010.[5] The book discusses the management practices used at HCL Technologies and explains the intellectual foundation for the transformation, as well as the lessons learned. It has sold over 100,000 copies.[10]

The book was ranked seventh on Amazon UK's list of the 'Best Business Books of 2010' and was also included in the 'Best Business Books of 2010' by the Library Journal in the United States.[19]

Philanthropy[edit | edit source]

Vineet Nayar co-founded the Sampark Foundation[20] in 2005, a philanthropic organization that focuses on enhancing primary education for millions of school students in India. In 2013, Nayar took an active role in the organization, committing to invest $100 million into its initiatives.[21] He applies the concept of frugal innovation in his work[10] and collaborates with state governments across eight Indian states, including Haryana, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra.[10] Their initiatives include distributing educational kits, setting up digital classrooms, and training teachers to improve their pedagogical skills.[22] As of 2023, the Sampark Foundation has positively impacted approximately 10.49 million children and provided training for around 672,000 teachers in 123,000 government schools.[21]

Other activities[edit | edit source]

Vineet Nayar spoke at the World Economic Forum's Impatient India session in New Delhi on 9 November 2009

He served as Governor of the ICT and was a member of the Global Advisory Board for Women Leaders and the Gender Parity Program at the World Economic Forum.[23][24] Additionally, he was a Community Partner of the Forum of Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum, where he co-chaired the 2011 Annual Meeting of New Champions.[24]

Nayar is also a senior advisor to the McKinsey Leadership Institute and mentors 18 technology start-ups.[25] He is involved with the Million Learning Project led by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard[23] and is a founding member of Brookings India. He has served as a juror for the Harvard Business Review's McKinsey Prize.[24] He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Global Talent Competitiveness Index, an initiative by INSEAD.[26]

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

In 2011, Vineet Nayar was ranked 40th on the Thinkers 50 list of the world's most influential management thinkers.[27] That same year, he was honored with the 'Leader in the Digital Age' Award at CeBIT[28] and the 'Business HR Champion Award' at the European HCM Excellence Awards.[29] He was named in Fortune's 2011 "Executive Dream Team" list.[30] He was ranked as the No. 2 HR Influencer in India by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in 2011.[31]

In 2012, he received the Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards from IIM Lucknow.[32] In 2013, he was named among Forbes magazine's "48 Heroes of Philanthropy".[7] In 2016, Vineet Nayar and his wife, Anupama, were included in Forbes Asia's 'Heroes of Philanthropy' list.[8]

In 2016, Vineet Nayar was named in Foreign Policys "Top 100 Global Thinkers" and featured in the 'Moguls' category alongside his wife, Anupama, for their work with the Sampark Foundation.[33] In 2018, he was ranked 20th by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in its list of Top 30 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media.[34]

Harvard Business School case studies[edit | edit source]

Nayar's leadership and work at the Sampark Foundation and HCL Technologies have been the subject of multiple Harvard Business School case studies. One such study, "Vineet Nayar at HCL Unstructure 2008", published in 2009, examines his implementation of the "Employees First, Customers Second" philosophy.[35] In 2017, Harvard Business School published "Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India," which explores innovative and cost-effective strategies implemented by Vineet Nayar and Anupama Nayar to enhance primary education.[36] Additionally, the case "Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale" (2020) discusses his efforts to scale education in rural India.[37] Another case, "HCL Technologies (A)" (2007), details his leadership at HCL Technologies.[38] These studies have been authored by researchers Linda A. Hill, Tarun Khanna, Emily Stecker, Emily Tedards, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Shweta Bagai.[35][36][37][38]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "At the high table". Business Today. 7 September 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sen, Anirban (27 December 2013). "Vineet Nayar retires from HCL Technologies board". Livemint.
  3. ↑ "Vineet Nayar sets 2025 for Sampark Foundation 'shutdown'". Business Standard. 12 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Crainer, Stuart; Dearlove, Des. "Leaders provide meaning". Thinkers50.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down". Harvard Business Review.
  6. ↑ "Vineet Nayar, Vijay Govindarajan among eight Indians in world's top 50 thinkers". The Economic Times. 21 November 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Koppisch, John (31 May 2013). "48 Heroes Of Philanthropy". Forbes.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Vineet Nayar, Adar Poonawalla among 5 Indians who feature in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list". The Financial Express. 7 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Koppisch, John (4 August 2016). "Asia's 2016 Heroes Of Philanthropy". Forbes.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Raghunathan, Anu (28 July 2016). "India's Vineet Nayar Seeks To Transform Primary Education With A $100 Million Philanthropic Outlay". Forbes.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Singh, Ronendra (12 March 2018). "HCL Tech's turnaround man — Vineet Nayar". The Hindu Business Line.
  12. ↑ "The HCL Tech turnaround under former CEO Vineet Nayar". TechGig.com. 31 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "The latest in remote control". The Economist. 9 September 2004.
  14. ↑ Julka, Harsimran (1 July 2012). "HCL's Vineet Nayar: Maverick CEO of a maverick company". The Economic Times.
  15. ↑ "Vineet Nayar appointed to the board of directors of HCL Technologies". Domain-b.com. 1 August 2008.
  16. ↑ Singh, Shelley; Julka, Harsimran (24 April 2012). "Top three executives frontrunners for HCL Tech chief's job: Vineet Nayar". The Economic Times.
  17. ↑ Phadnis, Shilpa (18 January 2023). "Vineet Nayar's exit as HCL CEO raises questions". The Times of India.
  18. ↑ Barman, Arijit (23 July 2021). "Abhijit Sen, Sanjay Bhandarkar and Vineet Nayar set to join NSE board". The Economic Times.
  19. ↑ "HCL Technologies CEO, Vineet Nayar, conferred with the 'Leader in the Digital Age' Award at CeBIT 2011". HCL Tech. 2 March 2011.
  20. ↑ Singh, Shelley (13 August 2013). "How CEO-turned-philanthropist Vineet Nayar plans to reform teaching in Punjab's government schools". The Economic Times.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Nehru, Autar (November 2023). "Go-getting philanthropist: Vineet Nayar". Education World.
  22. ↑ Pal, Sanchari (21 March 2017). "How a Unique yet Affordable Tech Innovation Is Helping Govt Schools in Remote Villages Go Smart". The Better India.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Vineet Nayar". The Economic Times. 22 November 2018.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Vineet Nayar". Weforum.org.
  25. ↑ Khosla, Varuni (12 July 2016). "Vineet Nayar a sought-after mentor now, guiding no less than 18 startups". The Economic Times.
  26. ↑ "Vineet Nayar, DBA, Founder, Sampark Foundation, Former CEO, HCL Technologies". Questrom World.
  27. ↑ "Vineet Nayar Thinkers50 Profile". Thinkers50.
  28. ↑ "HCL CEO Vineet Nayar wins Digital Age Award". ciol.com.
  29. ↑ "Vineet Nayar – Recipient of Business HR Champion – HCM Excellence Awards 2011". Youtube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "Your Executive Dream Team - Designated hitter: Vineet Nayar (8) - CNNMoney". money.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  31. ↑ Standard, Business. "SHRM India releases first ever report on top-20 Indian HR influencers on social media". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2025. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  32. ↑ "Winners of Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards". NDTV. 9 December 2012.
  33. ↑ "Sushma Swaraj, Vineet Nayar in FP's Global Thinkers 2016 list". The Economic Times. 13 December 2016.
  34. ↑ "Top 30 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media" (PDF). Society for Human Resource Management. May 2018.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Linda A. Hill; Tarun Khanna; Emily Stecker (April 2009). Vineet Nayar at HCL Unstructure 2008. Harvard Business School Press.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 V. Kasturi Rangan; Shweta Bagai (July 2017). "Sampark Foundation: Transforming Primary Education in India". Harvard Business School: 25.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Linda A. Hill; Emily Tedards (July 2020). "Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A)". Harvard Business School: 33.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Linda A. Hill; Tarun Khanna; Emily Stecker (August 2007). HCL Technologies (A). Harvard Business School Press.
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