ABOUT

MANAGING PARTNER, CELESTA CAPITAL 

Former Chairman & CEO, KPMG India

Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration

Arun believes that a culture of teamwork, transparency and trust forms the bedrock of long-term organizational success. Firms with strong and productive cultures attract, develop, motivate and retain good people – and outlast the competition.

Latest Book
Mantram Beach
India – Available on Amazon India; Flipkart
International –  Available on Amazon

Recent News
Interviews, articles, videos and press releases

Learnings from Jacinda Ardern: Lessons in leadership & kindness from New Zealand’s PM
Financial Express
23-Jan-2023

Globalisation in reverse gear: Opportunity for bold US-India partnership?
Business Standard
13-Jan-2023

Celesta Capital’s Arun Kumar & Nicholas Brathwaite Discuss Their India Strategy & More
CNBC-TV18
31-Oct-2022

India-US Corridor: The next big opportunity is Deep Tech
The Times of India
28-Oct-2022

‘We want to double down on our investments in India’
MINT
08-Aug-2022

USIBC Appoints former KPMG CEO and U.S. government official Arun Kumar and UPS leader Ufku Akaltan to its Global Board
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
06-June-2022

Former KPMG India Chair and CEO joins US venture capital firm
Consultancy.in
09-May-2022

Ex-Chairman & CEO Of KPMG India, Arun Kumar Joins Venture Firm Celesta Capital
BW Businessworld
07 May 2022

Former chairman & CEO of KPMG India Arun Kumar joins deep tech venture firm Celesta Capital
People Matters
06-May-2022

5 years with KPMG: CEO Arun Kumar and his learnings
ETHRWORLD
25-Jan-2022

How the Quad can help climate action
The Indian Express
22-Jan-2022

Diplomatic Dispatch – Davos Agenda 2022: Global Economic Recovery
Sansad TV
21-Jan-2022

A reading of my poem
From Mantram Beach
15-Jan-2022

Fireside Chat : The Evolving ESG landscape in India – Bombay Chamber’s Sustainability Conclave 2021
Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry
21-Dec-2021

India-US Trade Policy Forum has key role in deepening understanding of each other’s positions: Former Obama admin official
The Economic Times
08-Dec-2021

Despite the pandemic: New directions for Kerala – a destination for sustainable investment
TiEcon Kerala 2021
27-Nov-2021

Paisa Vasool | Sudipta Sarangi & Arun M. Kumar
Tata Literature Live!
20-Nov-2021

Voices for a sustainable future. A conversation with Amit Chandra, Chairman and Managing Director of Bain Capital India
YouTube
05-Nov-2021

Accelerating in the covid period. A conversation with Smita Tharoor
YouTube- Culturelytics
18-Oct-2021

The Economic In conversation with Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman & CEO, Salesforce India
YouTube
16-Oct-2021

Indian CEOs focused on growth organically as well as through M&A, finds KPMG survey
CNBC TV18 Online
05-Oct-2021

Arun M Kumar of KPMG India Speaks On The Results Of CEOs Survey
CNBC-TV18
05-Oct-2021

Ambassador T.P. Sreenivasan IFS in conversation with Arun Kumar
YouTube
05-Sep-2021

The Economic Times CEO Conclave | In Conversation: New CEO for the New Normal
YouTube – ET Edge
06-July-2021

Jaspreet Bindra in conversation with Arun Kumar
YouTube – Tata Literature Live
27-May-2021

The Quad’s economic imperative
The Times of India
07-May-2021

With Biden at helm, Delhi and Washington can enhance economic, commercial ties
The Indian Express
05-Jan-2021

BW Dialogue with Arun M. Kumar
BW Businessworld
28-Dec-2020

Mantram Beach – Poetry Evening
YouTube
20-Dec-2020

Post-election US: New Dynamics?
Confederation of Indian Industry
15-Dec-2020

Mantram Beach review: Finding solace in the ordinary
The New Indian Express
14-Dec-2020

Want my book to reach people who don’t read poems: Arun Kumar on ”Mantram Beach”
PTI
11-Dec-2020

Book launch of ‘Mantram Beach’, a collection of poems by Arun Kumar
YouTube
09-Nov-2020

Coffee breaks with wife help KPMG India CEO get through long workdays
The Economic Times – Panache
29-Oct-2020

Economic policy needs to make job creation its primary focus: Arun Kumar, CEO, KPMG India
The Economic Times
26-Oct-2020

Companies with a vision & purpose have fared better in pandemic: KPMG India Chairman Arun Kumar
The Economic Times
26-Oct-2020

Message from the virus: Our individual security and welfare cannot be divorced from the collective
Times of India
24-Oct-2020

A Sustainable Healthcare Architecture for Kerala
CII Virtual Kerala Health Tourism Summit 2020
17-Oct-2020

[VIDEO] Arun Kumar On KPMG India CEO Outlook Survey & India’s Growth Prospects | Restarting India
CNBC-TV18
07-Oct-2020

CEOs in India realigning their businesses with the ‘new normal’: KPMG report
The Hindu BusinessLine
07-Oct-2020

COVID-19 impact | CEOs shift focus to digitisation, supply chain and new work realities, finds KPMG report
Moneycontrol News
07-Oct-2020

[VIDEO] Dialogue session on Future of Leadership
YouTube
01-Aug-2020

[VIDEO] China reset and its impact on global trade dynamics and business
YouTube
17-Jul-2020

Remembering Mr KPP Nambiar: Technology and Kerala’s Future
Keltron Oruma
30-Jun-2020

[VIDEO] Unlocking India’s competitive advantage in a post COVID-19 world
YouTube
15-Jun-2020

Opinion | Govt uses virus crisis to push basic reforms
Mint
18-May-2020

InstaLive: How life aspects and business will shift due to COVID19
Instagram
14-May-2020

Disaster planning top priority for India Inc
Times of India
29-Apr-2020

Weak Consumption During COVID-19 Lockdown To Drag Down GDP Growth: KPMG
Businessworld
06-Apr-2020

[VIDEO] How Indian businesses should prepare themselves against the rapid spread of covid-19 pandemic
Mint
31-Mar-2020

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