Kirankumar has over 28 years of experience in process industrial automation with safety (functional and cyber) and is currently a management team member of Schneider Electric. He is the Business Consulting Practice Leader for basic, advanced, digital services, modernization, cybersecurity, functional safety, turbomachinery, and operational efficiency improvements. He holds a B.E. (Instrumentation) from University of Pune. Other certifications and specializations are from Harvard Business School, Microsoft, University of Virginia, ICS-CERT, and Indian School of Business. He is also a member of many global institutions, such as the World Economic Forum, Global Association of Risk Professionals, Society of Petroleum Engineers, International Society of Automation, and Confederation of Indian Industries.