BIREN PAREKH

Biren Parekh is an Information Technology executive with over twenty-five years of experience managing and implementing complex BFSI digital transformation programs for top-tier global retail and corporate banks.

Currently a Director at CRISIL Limited (as of June 2022), he is a certified corporate director with multiple global certifications like PMP, ACP, DASSM, PRINCE2, ITIL V3, PSM1, and CSM. He has also volunteered on the IEEE Innovation and entrepreneurship committee and the board of the PMI Mumbai chapter since April 2021.

Being one of the NEXT100 CIO 2020 winners, he is also a regular speaker at conferences and business schools like IIM, SJMSOM, NMIMS, PDPU, and NITIE, where he conducts talks on project management, the Agile framework, Digital transformation and Fintech. He is also an angel investor in several Indian and international startups and even mentors for some of them.

He has been rated in “Top 25 thinkers on Project Management for April 2022” and “Top 50 thinkers in Fintech for Oct 2021” on the Thinkers360.com website.

Mr. Parekh has published a whitepaper titled ‘A Comparative Study of Vendor Selection Process in Global Outsourcing Industry with an Elucidated Scientific Approach’ in a reputed Scopus journal. He was also featured in the book ‘High Productivity Practices by Successful Leaders’ by Dr. Ravindran KA, whereby he shares tips on increasing productivity.

On the personal front, he is a fitness freak and a marathoner. He closely follows equity and enjoys reading, traveling, and exploring new cuisines. In his free time, he publishes articles on interesting topics on his website (bireparekh.com) and LinkedIn. His work has been featured in various magazines, blogs, and PMI journals.

This is the first book he has written to share his experiences on his project management journey.