Indian multinational corporation, India's largest IT company and part of the Tata Group. Provides IT, consulting, outsourcing services for global clients. Reached USD 200B market cap (September 2021) - the first Indian IT company. Anthropic partnership (2026).
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904-1993) - legendary Indian industrialist and aviator, Chairman of the Tata Group for 52 years (1938-1991). Founded TCS in 1968 (originally as Tata Computer Systems). Also founded Air India, Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals. Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian honour, 1992).
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F. C. Kohli
First TCS CEO (1968-1996), 'Father of the Indian Software Industry'
Faqir Chand Kohli (1924-2020) - pioneer of the Indian IT industry, first TCS CEO for 28 years. Punjab University graduate, MIT (MSc Electrical Engineering). Built TCS from scratch into a billion-dollar business. Padma Bhushan (2002). Considered the architect of the Indian IT revolution.
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Natarajan Chandrasekaran
TCS and Tata Sons Chairman (since 2017)
Indian corporate executive. TCS CEO 2009-2017 - the fastest growth period, the first Indian IT firm to reach USD 200B market cap. Since February 2017, Chairman of Tata Sons - a role previously held by Ratan Tata. Also concurrent TCS Chairman. Padma Bhushan (2022).
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K. Krithivasan
TCS CEO and Managing Director (since 2023)
Indian corporate executive. 5th TCS CEO. Previously long-time Head of BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance) - TCS's largest business unit. In 2026 overseeing strategic Anthropic partnership (training 50,000 employees on Claude AI) and 2% global workforce downsizing (12,000 people) citing 'skill mismatch'.
