Kulveer Ranger

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kulveer Ranger

• His family hails from Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

• In January 2000, he joined the business consulting firm The Nichols Group as Senior Management Consultant.

• In 2003, he was associated with Transport for London, where he managed the implementation of the Oyster card.

• In 2008, Conservative candidate Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London. After that, Johnson selected Ranger to be his Director of Transport Policy.

  

• In 2009, Ranger took part in a 2500-mile charity ride from London to Tbilisi to raise money for the Shooting Star Children’s Hospices in London. During the ride, he accidentally hit a pedestrian in Georgia. Reportedly, the man suffered a broken leg but was not seriously injured. After that, Ranger was forced to hand over his passport to Georgian authorities and remain in the country for ten days while the incident was investigated. He was only released after former transport minister Steve Norris called a contact in Georgia, who asked President Mikheil Saakashvili to allow Ranger to return to the UK.

• In 2011, he started serving as the Director for Environment and Digital London. During his tenure, there was a record fall in cycle thefts across London. Several new electric car charging points were set up in London to encourage the use of electric vehicles.

  

• His time at City Hall also included preparing for the 2012 Olympics and making the case for Crossrail.

• He is also known for developing the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme for London.

  

• In 2011, he attracted attention for writing an article warning David Cameron of the dangers of being seen by the public as a “toff ,” citing the “Bullingdon Club photo” and “the aristocratic tinge to his heritage.”

• Ahead of the 2010 general election, Ranger was named in the Conservative A-List, but he did not stand.

• From 2012 to 2014, he was Transformation Director – Customer Engagement at the IT services and consulting company Serco.

• In 2012, he became Chairman of the Digital City Exchange Advisory Board of Imperial College Business School. He held the position till April 2018.

• In 2014, he became a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.

• In 2015, he joined the IT services and consulting company Atos as Director – Digital Public Services.

• In 2016, he was promoted to Vice President of Public Affairs & Strategic Communications at Atos.

• In 2018, he became SVP Strategy & Communications UK&I at Atos.

• In the same year, he became a Member of Board at techUK.

• From 2020 to 2022, he held the position of Global Head Stratergy & Communications, Financial Services & Insurance.

• He was the SVP Head of Strategy, Marketing, Communications & Public Affairs – N Europe, APAC & India at Atos from 2022 to 2023.

• He was longlisted as the Conservative Party candidate for the 2021 London mayoral election.

• He is also a Board Member of TechWM.

• In 2024, he became the first British-born, turban-wearing Sikh, to sit in the House of Lords.

• In the same year, he became Chair of the techUK and nasscom UK-India Tech Forum.

• He is an international public speaker and a regular broadcaster for TV and radio.

• He has also served as an adviser to the city governments of Moscow and Bristol.

• He consumes alcohol occasionally.

• He is avid fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.