Anant Koppar
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Anant Koppar is a technocrat
businessman from Karnataka
, India
. He was the Founder President of Kshema Technologies, one of India's first venture capital funded software services companies. He has currently started a new company called KTwo Technology Solutions, an Indian Origin Global Products company that develops products for Healthcare and Automotive sectors. Earlier he was the President of the Technologies Division of MphasiS
post the acquisition of Kshema by MphasiS
.
.
With a Masters Degree in Computer Engineering
from IIT Kharagpur, he started his career in Wipro
. He also had brief stint as a lecturer in an engineering college. He further went on to be a part of the teams that set up Tata Elxsi
and BFL Software now known as MphasiS
BFL Limited.
Anant founded Kshema Technologies in 1997 and grew it to large niche technology services provider in 6 years. Kshema has the distinction of being a pioneer in the software services industry to cater to Industrial Automation, Healthcare, Life Sciences
and Mobile Telephony
industries. Kshema merged with MphasiS
in 2004.
Anant founded KTwo Technology Solutions in 2007 and currently is the Chairman & CEO.
Currently Anant is pursuing his Doctoral Research is in the area of Use of Information Technology in providing Affordable & Quality Healthcare to rural population in India and other countries.
Presently Anant lives in Bangalore
with his wife Mrs. Kalpana Koppar and two children.
, Anant Koppar was the first CEO in India to get this certification.
Anant Koppar was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the District” distinction by the Gadag District Chamber of Commerce in the year 2000. He was also recognized as “Entrepreneur Extraordinaire” at the Asian Conference for Young Entrepreneurs in 1999.
He is also an immediate past President of Bangalore Chamber of Industry (http://www.convergentindia.com/gmci/index.asp) and Commerce and past President of PMI Bangalore Chapter (http://www.pmibangalorechapter.org/).
He was conferred with Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, the highest civilian award by the Karnataka Government in the year 2008 for his achievements in IT.
Brief Profile
Anant Koppar is currently the Chairman & CEO KTwo Technology Solutions.
He was the Founder President of Kshema Technologies, one of India's first venture capital funded software services companies. He worked as the President of the Technologies Division of MphasiS BFL Limited post the acquisition of Kshema by MphasiS.
With a Masters Degree in Computer Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, he started his career in Wipro. He also had brief stint as a lecturer in an engineering college. He further went on to be a part of the teams that set up Tata Elxsi and BFL Software.
Previously Anant founded Kshema Technologies in 1997 and grew it to large niche technology services provider in 6 years. Kshema has the distinction of being a pioneer in the software services industry to cater to Industrial Automation, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Mobile industries.
A certified "Project Management Professional" by PMI, Anant Koppar was the first CEO in India to get this certification.
Anant lives in Bangalore with his wife Mrs. Kalpana Koppar and two children – Shashabindu and Shrunottara.
Other Professional Involvements
Education
Previous Employments
Mr. Koppar has held top management positions in companies like Mphasis-EDS,Kshema Technologies, BFL Software after working for TATA-XLSI and Wipro.
, is his brainchild. Koppar takes time off his usual grind to look into the meaningful functioning of Utthana. He assures that every contribution to Utthana reaches the less privileged.
He has recently started an educational initiative called Uttara Vikasa, a medium through which he attempts to educate the rural students and educational communities of North Karnataka
region of adapting to globalization and fulfillment of their potential.
His wife Kalpana and he together have given a large donation to a school run by Lions Club in his native Gadag. The school provides primary education to poor children in Gadag District and is now named after his mother "Shrimati Sitabai Koppar Primary School". He also contributes to take care of educational needs of many poor children in that school.
Technocracy (bureaucratic)
Technocracy is a form of government where technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields. Economists, engineers, scientists, health professionals, and those who have knowledge, expertise or skills would compose the governing body...
businessman from Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was the Founder President of Kshema Technologies, one of India's first venture capital funded software services companies. He has currently started a new company called KTwo Technology Solutions, an Indian Origin Global Products company that develops products for Healthcare and Automotive sectors. Earlier he was the President of the Technologies Division of MphasiS
MphasiS
MphasiS , a unit of Hewlett-Packard Co., is an information technology services company based in Bangalore, India. MphasiS is certified with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and is assessed at CMMI v 1.2 Level 5.It is the sixth largest IT company in India with more than 38,000 employees as of 2010...
post the acquisition of Kshema by MphasiS
MphasiS
MphasiS , a unit of Hewlett-Packard Co., is an information technology services company based in Bangalore, India. MphasiS is certified with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and is assessed at CMMI v 1.2 Level 5.It is the sixth largest IT company in India with more than 38,000 employees as of 2010...
.
Background
Hailing from Gadag, North KarnatakaKarnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
.
With a Masters Degree in Computer Engineering
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
from IIT Kharagpur, he started his career in Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
. He also had brief stint as a lecturer in an engineering college. He further went on to be a part of the teams that set up Tata Elxsi
Tata elxsi
- Introduction : is a technology-led design services company and part of the $70 billion Tata Group. Headquartered in Bangalore and with a global delivery footprint through offices and centers in India, the US, the UK, Japan and Germany, Tata Elxsi is a company focused on delivering outsourced...
and BFL Software now known as MphasiS
MphasiS
MphasiS , a unit of Hewlett-Packard Co., is an information technology services company based in Bangalore, India. MphasiS is certified with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and is assessed at CMMI v 1.2 Level 5.It is the sixth largest IT company in India with more than 38,000 employees as of 2010...
BFL Limited.
Anant founded Kshema Technologies in 1997 and grew it to large niche technology services provider in 6 years. Kshema has the distinction of being a pioneer in the software services industry to cater to Industrial Automation, Healthcare, Life Sciences
Life sciences
The life sciences comprise the fields of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms, like plants, animals, and human beings. While biology remains the centerpiece of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning of...
and Mobile Telephony
Mobile telephony
Mobile telephony is the provision of telephone services to phones which may move around freely rather than stay fixed in one location. Mobile phones connect to a terrestrial cellular network of base stations , whereas satellite phones connect to orbiting satellites...
industries. Kshema merged with MphasiS
MphasiS
MphasiS , a unit of Hewlett-Packard Co., is an information technology services company based in Bangalore, India. MphasiS is certified with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and is assessed at CMMI v 1.2 Level 5.It is the sixth largest IT company in India with more than 38,000 employees as of 2010...
in 2004.
Anant founded KTwo Technology Solutions in 2007 and currently is the Chairman & CEO.
Currently Anant is pursuing his Doctoral Research is in the area of Use of Information Technology in providing Affordable & Quality Healthcare to rural population in India and other countries.
Presently Anant lives in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
with his wife Mrs. Kalpana Koppar and two children.
Achievements
A certified "Project Management Professional" by Project Management InstituteProject Management Institute
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, Anant Koppar was the first CEO in India to get this certification.
Anant Koppar was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the District” distinction by the Gadag District Chamber of Commerce in the year 2000. He was also recognized as “Entrepreneur Extraordinaire” at the Asian Conference for Young Entrepreneurs in 1999.
He is also an immediate past President of Bangalore Chamber of Industry (http://www.convergentindia.com/gmci/index.asp) and Commerce and past President of PMI Bangalore Chapter (http://www.pmibangalorechapter.org/).
He was conferred with Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, the highest civilian award by the Karnataka Government in the year 2008 for his achievements in IT.
Brief Profile
Anant Koppar is currently the Chairman & CEO KTwo Technology Solutions.
He was the Founder President of Kshema Technologies, one of India's first venture capital funded software services companies. He worked as the President of the Technologies Division of MphasiS BFL Limited post the acquisition of Kshema by MphasiS.
With a Masters Degree in Computer Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, he started his career in Wipro. He also had brief stint as a lecturer in an engineering college. He further went on to be a part of the teams that set up Tata Elxsi and BFL Software.
Previously Anant founded Kshema Technologies in 1997 and grew it to large niche technology services provider in 6 years. Kshema has the distinction of being a pioneer in the software services industry to cater to Industrial Automation, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Mobile industries.
A certified "Project Management Professional" by PMI, Anant Koppar was the first CEO in India to get this certification.
Anant lives in Bangalore with his wife Mrs. Kalpana Koppar and two children – Shashabindu and Shrunottara.
Other Professional Involvements
- Former Member, Karnataka State Planning Board
- Past President of Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
- Former Chairperson of North Karnataka Industry Task Force.
- On the Investment Committee for Karnataka IT Venture Fund (KITVEN).
- Managing Trustee, Utthana Charitable Trust.
- Director-at-large, PMI, Bangalore Chapter
- Charter Member of TiE, Bangalore (The IndUs Enterpreneurs)
- President, Samskrit Bharati Karnataka State Trust.
Education
- Bachelor of Engineering from Karnataka University. (1981)
- M.Tech (Computer Engineering) from IIT, Kharagpur (1984)
- Pursuing Research (Ph D)in Improving Rural Healthcare under the aegis of University of Mysore.
Previous Employments
Mr. Koppar has held top management positions in companies like Mphasis-EDS,Kshema Technologies, BFL Software after working for TATA-XLSI and Wipro.
Humanitarian Endeavours
A charitable trust called Utthana, which has the patronage of the IT community in BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, is his brainchild. Koppar takes time off his usual grind to look into the meaningful functioning of Utthana. He assures that every contribution to Utthana reaches the less privileged.
He has recently started an educational initiative called Uttara Vikasa, a medium through which he attempts to educate the rural students and educational communities of North Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
region of adapting to globalization and fulfillment of their potential.
His wife Kalpana and he together have given a large donation to a school run by Lions Club in his native Gadag. The school provides primary education to poor children in Gadag District and is now named after his mother "Shrimati Sitabai Koppar Primary School". He also contributes to take care of educational needs of many poor children in that school.
External links
- Giving IT leaders their due
- 'KTwo Technology Solutions - Last Metre Connectivity'
- A Workflow Solution for Electronic Health Records to Improve Healthcare Delivery in Rural India
- KTwo Unveils Low Cost Tele-Diagnostics Device Devices Built On High Performance Intel Embedded Platform
- KTwo nominated in Hottest Start-ups in India
- KTwo Tech unveils healthcare device
- KTwo Technology Solution kick starts formal operation by announcing the acquisition of Adamya Computing Technology in Bangalore
- Anant Koppar may log out of MphasiS
- Kshema Continues to be a value based company
- Humanist Technocrat
- Anant Koppar's profie on PMI Bangalore Chapter
- India's electronics renaissance
- `Technology provides niche opportunities'