24 Facts About Punit Renjen

Punit Renjen was born on 1961 and is an Indian-American businessman who has been chief executive officer of the multinational professional services firm Deloitte since June 1,2015.

Previously, Renjen was chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP, and later, held the role of chairman of Deloitte LLP from 2011 to 2015.

Punit Renjen was raised in Rohtak, North India in the state of Haryana.

Punit Renjen has worked at Deloitte and lived in the US ever since.

Punit Renjen is on the Wall Street Journals Council of CEOs and has been on the boards of directors at Catlin Gabel School, United Way Worldwide, the US-India Business Council, and his alma mater.

Punit Renjen was nominated to join the SAP Supervisory Board and succeed the SAP founder Hasso Plattner as a chairman on Feb 22nd 2023.

Punit Renjen currently serves as a member of the President's Export Council.

Punit Renjen grew up in Rohtak, a city in Haryana's Rohtak district, in India, where his father had established an electrical switchgear factory.

Around age seven, Punit Renjen was sent to The Lawrence School, Sanawar, an autonomous public co-educational boarding school near Shimla, because his parents were seeking a better education for him than he was receiving in Rohtak.

When Punit Renjen was approximately fourteen years old, his father's business encountered financial difficulty, and the family's inability to continue paying for boarding school forced Punit Renjen to return to Rohtak and work at the family factory part time.

Punit Renjen attended a local college, where he earned his bachelor's degree in economics.

Punit Renjen earned his Master of Management from Willamette's Atkinson Graduate School of Management in 1986, and has lived in the United States ever since.

Punit Renjen was initially hired as an associate consultant and has worked at Deloitte for 32 years since that time.

Punit Renjen later served as chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP, which is a United States member firm, then as chairman of Deloitte LLP for four years beginning in June 2011.

Punit Renjen currently serves as the CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited.

Punit Renjen announced Renjen's confirmation on February 16,2015, following an election and nearly unanimous ratification by thousands of Deloitte's partners.

When Punit Renjen's four-year term as CEO began on June 1,2015, he became the first Asia-born person to head one of the Big Four global professional services firms.

In February 2018, Punit Renjen launched WorldClass, Deloitte's global initiative designed to advance education and skills for communities at risk.

Punit Renjen led the design of the program which is being supported by the Public Health Foundation of India and the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science.

Punit Renjen serves as a member of the boards of trustees at Catlin Gabel School, United States Council for International Business and Willamette University.

Punit Renjen has co-authored articles for Chief Executive and The Journal of Business Strategy, and has been featured in interviews with Bloomberg Businessweek, Consulting, Investor's Business Daily, and The Wall Street Journal.

In 2007, Punit Renjen was listed as one of Consulting magazine's "Top 25 Most Influential Consultants".

Punit Renjen is a sports fan, with a particular affinity for cricket and American football, and a runner.

In 2022, Punit Renjen was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award.