Vimal Wakhlu is the former Chairman & Managing Director of Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd.(TCIL),a
Government of India Enterprise, Past President of The Telemedicine Society of India and the Ex-Board Member of
ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine & e-Health). A Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from National
Institute of Technology, Srinagar 1977, and MBA Marketing from IGNOU, he has about 43 years of experience in
the field of Telecom and Information Technology, including e-Networks, Mobile, etc. He has been instrumental
in the successful implementation of the prestigious Government of India’s Pan African e-Network Project, a
project envisioned by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the Former President of India, providing a platform to 48 nations
in Africa to India for Education and Health Services, and also the SAARC e-Network.
Starting his career with NHPC in 1977, followed by Overseas Communications Services (later VSNL and now
Tata Communications Ltd.) till 1983. As an officer of the Indian Telecommunications Service he held various
positions in DOT (Department of Telecom) from 1983 to 2000 and BSNL from 2000 to 2006, including Director
Satellite Maintenance, Western Telecom Region, and General Manager Mobile Services in Maharashtra and the
North East Circles.He has been involved in TCIL in various capacities From December 2006 till January 2016,
including Executive Director (Transmission) and Director (Technical) and Chairman & Managing Director. TCIL
has scaled new heights during this phase, besides bagging some large value global and domestic projects. He
has served as Director on the Boards of TTL (Tamil Telecommunications Limited) and TBL International, TCIL
Saudi Ltd., Bharati Hexacom Limited.
He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) of the Project Management Institute (PMI) of
Pennsylvania, United States. A Life Fellow of IETE (Institution Of Electronics and Telecom
Engineers),Member of TRAC committee. A Life Member of the ITU APT Foundation of India and its current Vice
President. A Member of IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), A Member of DCIF
(Digital Communications India Forum) and its current Vice President.He has been a Visiting faculty on
Business of Telecom Management in Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), and Advanced
Mobile Communications, Satellite and Optical Fiber Communication in University of Mumbai, Pune University
and Advanced Level Telecom Training Centre (ALTTC).He has been delivering lectures on how technologies can
be leveraged for entrepreneurship.
He has been participating in panel discussions on various fora, on a wide variety of subjects,
including Education, Health, Disaster Management, Financial inclusion, Environment,Energy Management,
Security including Cyber Security, Governance, Telecommunication and Information Technology, Artificial
Intelligence, Internet of Things etc.His specialization is in leveraging technology for mitigating
challenges faced by underprivileged people of developing nations. Currently a freelance Consultant
advising companies on Technology transfer, Capacity building, Project execution and some of the state
governments on Project/Program Management. Director at Sustainable Smart Solutions Pvt. Ltd. An Expert
in Working Groups on United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC),an initiative of ITU (International
Telecommunications Union)-UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission on Europe) An Expert in Focus Group
on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Efficiency (FGAI4EE), of ITU (International
Telecommunications Union)
