Vikram Talwar is the Executive Chairman of Exl Service Holdings, Inc.,[1] a company headquartered in New York. Prior to joining EXL, Vikram spent 26 years in Bank of America where he held several senior management positions. He was the Senior Vice President and Country Manager from 1989 to 1993, for the bank's operations in India. He was at the helm of a 700 strong wholesale and retail team that was amongst the most profitable of the bank's international operations. Vikram has also worked in the capacity of CEO and Managing Director at Ernst & Young Consulting, India and as their Asia Director for the firm's Global Operate Business (Outsourcing). Vikram has had extensive international exposure in the course of his assignments, in countries such as Singapore, Indonesia, Japan and the US. Vikram holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.
He recently won the Metro New York Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Business Services in 2008.[2]