As IT & BT Secretary with Government of Karnataka, Vivek has contributed tremendously to the growth of IT industry and establishing Bangalore as a preferred IT destination. During his tenure, he also paved the way for setting up IT and
biotechnology institutes and transformed the annual Bangalore IT exhibition into an event of global repute for attracting IT investments into Karnataka. He was a visiting faculty member at Boston University, Indian Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Science.Vivek Kulkarni, as part of his engineering course at Karnataka University, worked on a project to optimize routes and waiting time for the passengers taking the city bus service.Professional Career: Founder Brickwork India, IT & BT Secretary of Karnataka, Division Chief of SEBI, Head of Advisory Services in CRISILEducation: MBA from the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, BE from Karnatak University