# Richard Garnick

> Richard Garnick is the Boston-based founder, chairman and CEO of ConJoin Group. His career spans technology company leadership, Wipro’s Americas and enterprise application services businesses, Keane’s North American Services operation, and investment and advisory work focused on company operations. Avotus lists him as vice-chairman.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at ConJoin Group
- **Organizations:** ConJoin Group, Wipro Technologies, Keane, Inc., Global Digital Media.com, Avotus, Arrow Electronics, Texas Instruments, Innovoice, Avnet, Information Technology Association of America, National Association of Corporate Directors, Deep Science AI Foundation
- **Education:** BS in Commerce and Engineering, Drexel University, MBA, Loyola College, Baltimore (now Loyola University Maryland)
- **Known for:** Keane’s 2005 appointment announcement credited him with helping grow Wipro’s Americas US revenue from $150 million to $1 billion., The same announcement credited him with helping grow global Enterprise Application Services from $10 million to over $200 million in annualized revenue in less than four years., Participated in Wipro’s receipt of Best Buy’s 2002 Bravo IT award.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2001** — Held leadership roles at Texas Instruments, Innovoice, Arrow Electronics and Avnet.
- **2000** — President and CEO of Global Digital Media.com at the announcement of its Cisco-powered public wireless network.
- **2001** — Joined Wipro Technologies; subsequently led the Americas and Enterprise Application Services businesses.
- **2002** — Received Best Buy’s Bravo IT award with Wipro colleagues on behalf of the company.
- **2005** — Keane announced his appointment as president of North American Services on August 22.
- **2006** — Testified at the House Government Reform Committee hearing on competitiveness on February 9.
- **2006** — Keane announced his dismissal on September 29, citing policy compliance and communications; subsequent reporting said he sued for wrongful dismissal.
- **2007** — His supplied professional history dates the start of his ConJoin founder role to 2007; this differs from the 2009 Massachusetts LLC formation date.
- **2009** — The ConJoin Group LLC’s Massachusetts formation is recorded as June 22.
- **2026** — Avotus publicly lists him as vice-chairman; Deep Science AI Foundation includes him on its team page.

## Achievements

- Keane’s 2005 appointment announcement credited him with helping grow Wipro’s Americas US revenue from $150 million to $1 billion.
- The same announcement credited him with helping grow global Enterprise Application Services from $10 million to over $200 million in annualized revenue in less than four years.
- Participated in Wipro’s receipt of Best Buy’s 2002 Bravo IT award.
- Created ConJoin with Jefferson Partners.
- Appeared as a witness at the February 2006 House hearing on American competitiveness.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — The Official Board’s March 3 update lists Garnick as an Avotus director; Avotus’s own leadership page gives the more specific title vice-chairman.

## Links

- Website: https://conjoingroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardgarnick

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Last updated: 2026-10-10