#TIL - Punit Renjen, now CEO of Deloitte, had to drop out of a school because his parents couldn't afford the school fees.
Graduated from a local college in Rohtak because it was cheap.
Went to Delhi to find jobs based upon an advert for Usha that he saw in a newspaper.
Graduated from a local college in Rohtak because it was cheap.
Went to Delhi to find jobs based upon an advert for Usha that he saw in a newspaper.
And then he got a 'Rotary Scholarship'.
Yes - the same 'Rotary Club' which organizes small cultural events. At least it used to when I was a kid in Bharatpur.
He seized that opportunity and made the most of it.
Yes - the same 'Rotary Club' which organizes small cultural events. At least it used to when I was a kid in Bharatpur.
He seized that opportunity and made the most of it.
The first time he sat on a flight was when he went to the USA for his masters from the scholarship.
He landed there with two pair of tight jeans and couple of hundred dollars. (His quote - I am not making it up.)
He landed there with two pair of tight jeans and couple of hundred dollars. (His quote - I am not making it up.)
He would sit in the front row with a tape recorder (that used to be a thing in the 80s-90s) because he could not understand the American accent that well.
He used to then hear them again so that he does not miss anything. (FOMO is not a new concept.)
He used to then hear them again so that he does not miss anything. (FOMO is not a new concept.)
A local news magazine picked him as one of the 10 best students. That magazine was picked by a Deloitte partner (Touche Ross) while taking a flight. He then asked his assistant to schedule an interview with Punit.
He took a bus ride (600 km+ from Oregon Seattle) for the meeting
He took a bus ride (600 km+ from Oregon Seattle) for the meeting
He got the job. That was in 1989.
He is still there 33 years later and now heads the firm.
Non tech Indian origin CEOs don't get talked about as much and I understand that. Deloitte is not really a company that we interact with on a daily basis.
He is still there 33 years later and now heads the firm.
Non tech Indian origin CEOs don't get talked about as much and I understand that. Deloitte is not really a company that we interact with on a daily basis.
Really liked this from one of his interviews:
“I’m good at what I do,” Renjen said. “I’m really really good at what I do, and I’m not saying this with any level of arrogance. The only reason why I’m saying that is because I’ve put in over 25 years perfecting the craft.”
“I’m good at what I do,” Renjen said. “I’m really really good at what I do, and I’m not saying this with any level of arrogance. The only reason why I’m saying that is because I’ve put in over 25 years perfecting the craft.”
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