Kumar is a Partner at KPMG and fulfils the roles of Chief Operating Officer of Advisory and National Head of IT Advisory practice for India and Global Head of Sourcing.

He is a member of the Executive Council and Board for the IT Advisory business of KPMG, that represents over 400 partners and 7,000 staff, a business with fees in excess of US$1.5 billion. Prior to his current, Kumar was the Global Chief Operating Officer of IT Advisory business for four years.

Kumar is the immediate past President of Australian Computer Society (ACS), the leading professional body for 16,000 ICT professionals. He holds an adjunct Professor position at the Central Queensland University.

Boards and CEO consult with him on various matters relating to Outsourcing, IT Strategy & Performance and Corporate Governance of IT.

Kumar received a number of awards in his career including the Queensland Government's Leadership Excellence Award and SEARCC 2005 Outstanding Contribution award.

Kumar is one of the most quoted industry leaders in the media and provides advice regularly to Premiers, Ministers, public servants and academic community on ICT matters of national importance in Australia and overseas. Kumar has been extensively quoted in newspapers and industry magazines in Australia and overseas and has written a number of columns for leading publishing groups. He appeared in interviews by various media/television outlets. He writes regularly for the Australian, the national newspaper.

Kumar holds Masters Degrees in Business Administration, Information Systems and Science, and is a qualified lead assessor and internal auditor. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Institute of Project Management and the ACS. Kumar is also a certified Master Project Director (MPD).