BK Kalra

Balkrishan Kalra (“BK”) is Genpact’s President and CEO-Designate, set to join the company’s Board of Directors on February 9, 2024, succeeding the outgoing President and CEO.

BK is responsible for accelerating Genpact’s growth with a client-first approach, driving long-term shareholder value, and ensuring the company excels as an employer of choice. He is known for innovation and for delivering large and impactful transformations for clients, leveraging domain, data, digital, and AI capabilities.

BK’s long track record of building talented and diverse teams, delivering high-impact client outcomes, and propelling businesses to outcompete in their markets, have made him a trusted business leader and client partner.

Previously, as the global head of Genpact’s Financial Services and Consumer and Healthcare businesses, BK demonstrated his leadership acumen to set these as growth businesses while setting transformation journeys for some of the world’s most renowned Fortune 500 companies.

Part of the seed team that founded Genpact, BK’s strategic vision for nurturing digital native spaces, focusing on organic expansion, and overseeing strategic acquisitions has been instrumental in the company’s success. In addition to his career with Genpact, BK worked in investment banking during the early part of his career.

A certified Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt, BK received a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He describes himself as a “dad first” ahead of anything and is a committed marathon runner. He enjoys his struggles with mountain climbing and golf.