Vir S Advani holds bachelor’s degrees in systems Engineering and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He has also completed a comprehensive Executive Management Programme at Harvard Business School. Mr Advani, after a two-year working stint in private equity in New York, joined Blue Star Infotech Ltd in 2000 and then founded Blue Star Design and Engineering Ltd in 2003, serving as its Chief Executive Officer.
In 2007, he moved to Blue Star as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and later became Executive Director in 2010. In April 2016, he was appointed as the Managing Director of the Company, and in April 2019, he was elevated to Vice Chairman and redesignated as Vice Chairman & Managing Director. In April 2024, he assumed the position of Chairman & Managing Director at Blue Star.
In his enhanced role, Mr Advani is the primary interface between the Board and the Executive Management, and directly oversees the Professional Electronics & Industrial Systems business, International Operations, Corporate Finance, Corporate Human Resources, Information Technology and Corporate Planning.
