Arun Kumar

Managing Partner, Celesta

Arun is a Managing Partner at Celesta Capital, a leading deep technology venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Bangalore. Celesta leverages synergies between the main centers of innovation in the US, India and Israel to create globally impactful enterprises. He most recently served as the Chairman and CEO of KPMG in India, an organization consisting of several thousand professionals engaged in providing assurance, tax, and advisory services. He was a member of the global board of directors of KPMG.

He previously served in President Obama’s Administration as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (USFCS). As the Administration’s lead official to promote U.S. exports, foreign direct investment, and enhanced market access around the world, he led a team of 1,700 professionals in 78 countries and all 50 United States.

Prior to his stint in Washington, DC, Arun was a partner and a member of the board of KPMG LLP in the US. Based in Silicon Valley, he led KPMG’s Management Consulting practice in the West for many years.

He has also been a company mentor and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.