Director
Age: 83 years

Credited as 'Father of Information Technology' revolution in India, he is an Electrical Engineering graduate from Queen's University, Canada with a Masters in Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

He was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada; from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK; Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India; and the University of Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh. He was also conferred the Degree of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Dr. Kohli is a distinguished fellow of various professional bodies, such as the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, New York; the Institute of Electrical Engineers, London and the Institute of Engineers, India. He has also served as the Deputy Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services.

He was conferred the honorary title of Padma Bhushan in 2002, by the Government of India. He has received numerous other awards and recognitions, including the Dadabhai Naoroji Memorial Award, 2000 and the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002.

Some of the other companies where he serves as a board member include WTI Advanced Technology Ltd., HOT V Inc., USA, Technosoft SA, Switzerland, Sun F & C Asset Management (I) Pvt. Ltd., Aerospace Systems Pvt. Ltd. and Media Lab Asia