Mr. Kishor Patil is the Co-founder, CEO & Managing Director of KPIT, and is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the organization. He leads long-range planning, mergers and acquisitions, business performance reviews, and oversees all client-facing functions, delivery practices, and enabling operations to drive organizational effectiveness

Since co-founding KPIT in 1990, Mr. Patil has been pivotal in driving the Company’s transformation. He led the strategic merger-demerger in 2018, establishing the new KPIT with a focused vision and mission. His leadership has contributed significantly to KPIT’s emergence as a leading partner for global OEMs in automotive software, driving its market capitalization to over USD 5 billion.

Mr. Patil champions a culture of excellence and invests in leadership development across the organization. He is deeply passionate about leveraging technology to address business challenges and broader societal needs. His commitment to sustainability and inclusive innovation is reflected in KPIT’s vision and CSR initiatives. Beyond KPIT, he plays a key role in shaping India’s Engineering R&D sector, serving as Chair of the NASSCOM ER&D Council and a Member of its Executive Council.

In 2014, Mr. Patil was honored with the CA Business Leader Award – Corporate award, by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The ICAI Awards felicitate chartered accountants who create value for their Company’s stakeholders on a sustainable basis. For his excellence in entrepreneurship, he has also been honored with the Maharashtra Corporate Excellence (MAXELL) Awards 2014. In 2013, Mr. Patil was named among the top 16 entrepreneurs in India by Ernst and Young in its Entrepreneur of the Year award program. He was recognized among the Top 50 CEOs of 2013 by The Entrepreneur Magazine and was also awarded the 2013 Rotary Excellence Award. He is a prolific speaker and has presented at various national & international forums including the World Economic Forum, on topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, building high performance organizations, and business transformation. He has won several national and international awards including the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award, and Knowledge@Wharton Technovation Award. Recently, Mr. Kishor Patil has been awarded the ‘Best CEO of the year’ award by ET Ascent.

Mr. Patil is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and a member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.