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Arun M. Kumar

Arun M. Kumar is a business leader, diplomat, and author with extensive global experience in many fields: consulting and professional services, high technology, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and public service. Currently a managing partner at Celesta Capital, a deep-tech venture fund, he was formerly Chairman and CEO of KPMG India. He served in President Obama’s Administration as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets. In his book, The Global Trade Paradigm (2023) he highlights the evolution and imperatives of global value chains—and attendant geopolitics. He is the author of two books of poetry, Mantram Beach (2020) and Plain Truths (2010).