Mr. Vipul Jain is a B.Tech from IIT - Kanpur and a Post Graduate in Management from IIM - Ahmedabad. He won the President's Gold Medal for topping the 1980 MBA class at IIM - Ahmedabad. He joined the prestigious Tata Administrative Service and was deputed to the Taj Hotels Company to set up and head the Information Systems Department. He was responsible for development and implementation of the country's first on-line Hotel Management System in 1982. Other pioneering systems for the hospitality industry included Food and Beverage Control systems, Central Reservation systems, Flight Kitchen Systems etc.

In 1986, Vipul left a high-flying corporate career to begin life as an entrepreneur. Along with Narendra Kale, he co-founded Kale Consultants. Starting with a team of 8 and a one room office, the dream was to build a global company that would be "Best of Breed" in the businesses it chose to be in. With this vision, Kale chose to specialize in selected vertical industries and create innovative software products. Banking, Healthcare, Hospitality and Airlines are some of the industries that Kale has worked in during the last decade.

In 1992, he took on the responsibility of CEO and Managing Director. He took the initiative of setting up the airlines business and has personally been responsible for the company's success in marketing products in the fiercely competitive international market. He is also responsible for the strategy that has transformed the company into a global player in the travel and transportation industry.

Vipul is a widely known IT professional in the airline and hospitality industries. IATA has invited him many a time as a speaker to international conferences. Within the country, Vipul is an active member of NASSCOM and has extensively participated in the development of the industry during the last two decades.