Founder Profile
F.C. Kohli
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is F.C. Kohli?
F.C. Kohli is a founder of Tata Consultancy Services Limited, which was founded in 1968 with J.R.D. Tata.
- Company founded
- Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Founded
- 1968
- Co-founders
- J.R.D. Tata
Background
Kohli studied electrical engineering at Queen's University in Canada and MIT before joining Tata Electric Companies in 1951. He received the Padma Bhushan in 2002.
Founding Story
Faqir Chand Kohli (1924-2020) moved from Tata Electric Companies to lead TCS in 1969 and served as its first general manager and later CEO until 1996. He built TCS's early software export business and training-led delivery model and is widely called the father of the Indian IT industry. F.C. Kohli was born in 1924.
Sources
This profile does not yet cite a source specific to F.C. Kohli. The sources below document the company company rather than the person, so check them against the claims above.
- TCS Integrated Annual Report 2025-26 (Tata Consultancy Services Limited)
- TCS Q2 FY2027 results release (Tata Consultancy Services Limited)