>Graduated from Stanford University
>He is the richest man in India
>One of the top 50 richest men in the world
>CEO of Wipro and head person of Azim Premji Foundation
>Brought Wipro from Scrap to Beauty, that is from US$ 2million to US$1.76billion
>Member of Prime Minister's committee for trade and industry in India
>Made Wipro the biggest BPO services provider in India
>Azim Premji started off in Wipro with a simple Vision - to build an organization on a foundation of Values.
>Wipro is today ranked among the top 100 Technology companies globally (by Business Week)
>Azim Premji has received many honors and accolades, which he believes are recognitions for each person who has contributed to Wipro
>He was adjudged the Business Man of the Year 2000 by Business India and as the Business Leader of the Year 2004 by the Economic Time
>Time listed him (April 2004) as one amongst 100 most influential people in the world
>He was named by Fortune (August 2003) as one of the 25 most powerful business leaders outside the US, Forbes (March 2003) listed him as one of ten people globally, who have the most “power to effect change” and Business Week (October 2003) featured him on their cover with the sobriquet “India’s Tech King”.
> In January 2005, the Government of India conferred upon him the Padmabhushana, one of the highest civilian awards in the country.
>Azim Premji voted the 15th most powerful man in the world
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A talk with my mother, Geetika Kharola who was in WIPRO from 2001 to 2003.
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