# Kiran K. Parvathala

> Kiran K. Parvathala (also known as Kiran Reddy Parvathala and Kiran Kumar Reddy Parvathala) is Vice President, Digital Transformation & Digital Sales at Global Industrial Company in Port Washington, New York. He is the author of two books on artificial intelligence and a community leader on Long Island, New York, best known for leading the Telugu Literary & Cultural Association's first Telugu cultural festival in Times Square on August 31, 2024.

- Home: https://www.kiranparvathala.com/
- Community leadership: https://www.kiranparvathala.com/community.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiranparvathala/

## Names
- Kiran K. Parvathala, Kiran Parvathala, Kiran Reddy Parvathala, Kiran Kumar Reddy Parvathala and Kiran Parvatala all refer to the same person.

## Career
- 2020–present: Vice President, Digital Transformation & Digital Sales, Global Industrial Company. P&L for a $550M digital portfolio; B2B/B2C replatform with 18% year-over-year growth and 25% higher digital conversion; $75M incremental revenue from marketplaces and e-procurement; chairs the AI Leadership Council; enterprise Salesforce migration; Zero Trust with the Board Audit Committee; leads a 600+ person global organization.
- 2015–2020: Director, then Sr. Director, IT Enterprise & Business Solutions, Global Industrial.
- 2010–2015: Sr. Principal Systems Manager / IT Operations Manager, CA Technologies ($8M ROI per year from modernization).
- 2007–2010: Sr. Business Systems Manager / Product Owner, City of New York Office of Payroll Administration, with SAIC (CityTime, about 200,000 users).
- 2006–2007: Lead Business Analyst, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.
- 2005: Business Automation Analyst, Infomatics Technologies.
- 2003–2005: Application Developer, Enigma Retail, London.

## Books
- The Dawn We Made: How Humanity and AI Grow Into a God of Knowledge — AI as humanity's advisor, partner and preserver of knowledge.
- AI Governance in the Boardroom — a seven-part, NIST-aligned framework for board-level AI governance (Govern, Map, Measure, Manage), with industry case studies and a 90-day plan.

## Awards and recognition
- Winner, Best Digital Transformation, 2026 Digital Experience Awards by Contentsquare (Global Industrial).
- Finalist, Elevating category, BrightEdge Edgie Awards 2026 (Global Industrial).
- Citations and proclamations from New York counties, the Mayor of New York City and members of the U.S. Senate.

## Community leadership (https://www.kiranparvathala.com/community.html)
- Telugu Literary & Cultural Association (TLCA): President (2024); Vice President and cultural team chair (2023). Led TLCA's first Telugu cultural festival in Times Square, August 31, 2024.
- Association of Indians in America, New York Chapter (AIA-NY): Executive Committee Member-at-Large, 2025–2026.
- Board member, Hindu Advisory Board of Suffolk County, NY.
- Founding member and Secretary, Long Island Mindspark Lions Club.
- Indo American Community Voice (IACV), a 501(c)(3): leadership and organizing, including the 4th Ganesh Mahotsav (2026).
- Former TANA national youth leader; STEM project judge for 10+ years.

## Education and certifications
- MBA, International Technological University (2008–2010); Master's in Computer Systems and Networking, London South Bank University (2002–2005); Bachelor of Computer Science Engineering, Gulbarga University; Innovation and Strategy, Harvard University (2016).
- Google Generative AI Leader (2025); Databricks Generative AI Fundamentals (2025); Salesforce Certified Agentforce Sales Consultant (2021), Platform App Builder (2017), Platform Administrator (2015); MIT Internet of Things (2017); Harvard Emotional Intelligence in Leadership; Arcitura Certified Cloud Computing Consultant and Cloud Certified Professional (2014); Certified ScrumMaster (2008).

## Press
- Deccan Herald, 2024-09-05: https://www.deccanherald.com/world/telugu-dance-traditional-performances-enthral-people-at-times-square-3177636
- Telugu Times, 2024-09-02: https://www.telugutimes.net/en/community/usa-nri-news/telugu-cultural-festival-at-times-square-new-york-276825.html
- The Indian Panorama, 2025-03 (AIA-NY Executive Committee): https://www.theindianpanorama.news/beena-kothari-inaugurated-as-president-of-aia-ny/
- News India Times, 2023-04 (TLCA Ugadi with NYC Mayor): https://newsindiatimes.com/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-attends-ugadi-festival-hosted-by-telugu-literary-and-cultural-association/