Former TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan joins BCG in advisory role

Former TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan has joined the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a senior advisor to the technology, media and telecom (TMT) practice, sources in the know confirmed. Gopinathan will be advising in the capacity of an external consultant.

ET has reached out to BCG for responses. Gopinathan’s sudden resignation in March had taken the IT services industry by surprise. During Gopinathan’s six-year stint, the company added over $10 billion in incremental revenues at $25.8 billion and over $70 billion increase in market capitalisation to $140 billion.

Times of India first broke the story on Tuesday.


Gopinathan had told ET in an interview in March, that the exit was timed in a way that his successor K Krithivasan could take over at the start of the next fiscal year.

Gopinathan, 52, spent 22 years at TCS, having joined as a fresher, and was CEO for six years.

An HR expert said on the condition of anonymity that Gopinathan is likely to stay in a part-time role before he plans his next venture or stint as he has been planning out his future course of action.