Lt Gen Dr Anil Kapoor AVSM, VSM superannuated as Director General Electronics and Mechanical Engineers strategically leading the landscape of maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) and technology and innovation management of the complete plethora of equipment of the Indian Army.  Prior to this appointment he was the Director General Information Systems, where he steered the strategic management information systems of the Indian Army, digital technology transformation and net centricity of the million strong Indian Army as a Tri Service Program. He has also been on two UN peacekeeping assignments. He was Senior Logistics Officer in UN Mission in Angola (1995) and Deputy Chief Integrated Support Services in UN Mission in Sudan (2008) and actively participated in the war zone in Op Vijay (Kargil -1999), Op Parakram (2001-02) and Op Snow Leopard (Eastern Ladakh 2020) during his military career.  Post retirement, he served as Director General Amity University where he established Amity Institute of Defence Technology and formulated Ph D and M Tech Programs in Defence Technology. Presently, he is a Board Member of the Technology Innovation Hub Governing Body IIT Tirupati. He is also a Professor of Practice at IIT Tirupati and Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. He has been nominated as the Vice President and Chairman National Advisory Committee Asset Management Society India and Strategic Advisor in Technology of Indus International Research Foundation, an Indo US Think Tank, and Mount Tech Growth Fund “Kavachh’. The General is a Director and Founder of Kiziaan Consulting Private Limited and StratMRO guiding startups and entrepreneurs in building a robust culture of innovation, technology and business development. The General is a qualified Master Class Independent Director and member of Institute of Directors and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.

With over 42 years of professional experience, he is extremely proficient in leading large-scale technology, ICT and Information Systems projects, Big Data analytics and AI, management of technology transition, combat force regeneration, MRO and life cycle sustenance support. Adept at steering public policies given his diverse experience in operations he has been a part of a number  of initiatives on supply chain and logistics, procurement, contracts, DAP 2020 formulation while in Service and post retirement to steer perspective issues on force modernisation, industry engagement and shaping technical minds for the future.

An accomplished thought leader with a proven track record, he has been acknowledged for his capabilities in delivering innovative, effective technical and engineering products and services. In a first of its kind, he conceptualised and drove a Life Cycle Sustenance Support Philosophy and Practices for Digital Era, Exercise Vishwakarma for technical skill development and a Lab to Market (Field Army) Strategy for innovative products in the Army. A Chartered Engineer, he was  awarded  the Eminent Engineer Award 2020 on 15 Sep 2020 by the Institution of Engineers, India for outstanding professional contributions in engineering and displaying technical brilliance.

The General  is a Gold Medalist both in B Tech (Electronics) and Master of Engineering (Mechanical) with an expertise in Radars & Guided Missiles and M Phil in Strategic Management of Technology. He has been awarded the Ph D for his thesis in Defence Industrial Base as a Key Determinant of Capability Building and Capacity Development of India.

The General is a prolific writer and an international speaker. Has been a keynote  and invited speaker at Lulea University of Technology Sweden & CSR Conclave of IOD.  He is on the Advisory Committee of Processing, Fabrication and Advanced Materials International Conference,  Indian Society for Training & Development, Kolkata Chapter, Tech Observer India, Engineering Council Of India, to name a few. He speaks on Corporate Lessons from Military Leadership, Transformational Leadership through POISE, Energize your Entrepreneurship and Start Up Eco system, Design your Life through Design Thinking, Global MRO Mosaic of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Industrial Automation to Industrial Autonomy, NextGen Asset Management5.0, Preventive Periodic Management to Predictive Prescriptive Maintenance, Life Cycle Sustenance Support, UN SDGs, Emerging Technologies - sensors, IoT, BDA, AI, AR, VR, Quantum Tech Technology Sovereignty, CSR and Learning to Think Strategically.