Arun Kumar
InvestorManaging Partner at Celesta Capital
Mumbai, India
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Arun Kumar, former Chairman & CEO of KPMG India, three-time Silicon Valley cofounder and former senior U.S. trade-policy official, applies a trade-and-geopolitics lens to bridge U.S. and Indian innovation ecosystems.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSemiconductorsSpace Tech
Experience
- Dr Reddy's LaboratoriesIndependent Director on the Board; Chair of the Audit Committeecurrent2022 — present
- Celesta CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2022 — presentSilicon Valley and Bangalore
- KPMG IndiaChairman & CEO2017 — 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- US Department of Commerce, International Trade AdministrationAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US Commercial Service2014 — 2017Washinngton, DC
- KPMG LLPRetired Partner2013 — 2014
- KPMG LLPPartner; Member of the Board of Directors1995 — 2013Mountain View, CA and Santa Clara, CA
- Planning & Logic Inc. and othersFounder, CEO, CFO in Silicon Valley entrepreneurial ventures1989 — 1995Mountain View, California
- Cydrome Inc.Co-founder, CFO, VP Operations, and Member of the Board of Directors1984 — 1988Milpitas, CA
- ElxsiController1980 — 1984San Jose, CA
- Tata Administrative Service (TAS)TAS1973 — 1978Bombay, India
Education
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementS.M., Management1978 — 1980
- University College, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, IndiaB.Sc., Physics1969 — 1972
- Lawrence School, Lovedale, IndiaISC1961 — 1968
Skills & more
Business Strategy78Business Development45Management Consulting99IT Strategy41Start-ups28Mergers & Acquisitions38Business Process Improvement37Program Management27Business Transformation19Mergers10Change Management15Cloud Computing13
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Strategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipManagementLanguages Hindi · Malayalam
From Arun's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management427
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Shared employers
Also worked at KPMG India35
Ankur KhaitanPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpMANAN ANANDAssociate at growX VenturesSAHIL KUMRAHAssociate at growX VenturesPooja ShiraliDirector Investments at DSG Consumer PartnersRohan ShahVice President Finance & Tax at DSG Consumer PartnersVarun DalalPartner at Inovia Capital
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Also worked at US Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration26
David CarterPartner, Engineering Excellence at Sapphire VenturesAziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury FundWilliam D. ProvinePresident & CEO at The Innovation SpaceJoseph WrightChairman of the Investment Committee at ClearSkyJordan WindmuellerPartner at BA CapitalSenofer MendozaGeneral Partner / Founder at Mendoza Ventures
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Also worked at KPMG LLP234
Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarco FumagalliBoard Member at P101 VenturesJimmy ChartersChief Financial Officer at GreycroftRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTech
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Colleagues at Celesta Capital
Anand Chandrasekaran
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Anita Rehman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Charles Lespérance
Partner at Celesta Capital
David Goldman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
Dr. James Rothman
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
Frantz Saintellemy
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
Jonathan Kaplan
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
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