# Rizwan Koita

> Rizwan Koita is an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and IIT Bombay adjunct professor of practice. A co-founder of TransWorks and CitiusTech, he led CitiusTech as CEO from 2005 to 2021 before focusing full time on the Koita Foundation, which he established with Rekha Koita in 2016. His public work includes helping nonprofits build digital capabilities and teaching B2B sales and marketing.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Director at Koita Foundation; (Hon.) Adjunct Professor of Practice at IIT Bombay
- **Organizations:** Koita Foundation, IIT Bombay, CitiusTech, TransWorks, McKinsey & Company
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Master’s in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Ranked first in his programs at IIT Bombay and MIT, according to IIT Bombay’s biography., Received the 2002 Indo-American Society Young Achievers Award in Business., Received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2013.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Graduated in electrical engineering from IIT Bombay.
- **1995** — Completed his master’s in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT.
- **Before 1999** — Worked as a senior consultant at McKinsey & Company.
- **1999** — Co-founded TransWorks with Jagdish Moorjani.
- **2003** — TransWorks was acquired by the Aditya Birla Group.
- **2005** — Co-founded CitiusTech with Jagdish Moorjani and Bimal R. Naik and began his tenure as CEO.
- **2013** — Received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
- **2016** — Established Koita Foundation with Rekha Koita.
- **2021** — Concluded his tenure as CitiusTech CEO and shifted to full-time philanthropy.
- **2024** — Taught his first ENT 614 B2B Sales and Marketing course at IIT Bombay in autumn.
- **2025** — Rekha and Rizwan received the Forbes India Leadership Award for Grassroots Philanthropists.
- **2026** — Participated in the September launch of the Digital Transformation for Social Impact toolbook.

## Achievements

- Ranked first in his programs at IIT Bombay and MIT, according to IIT Bombay’s biography.
- Received the 2002 Indo-American Society Young Achievers Award in Business.
- Received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2013.
- Led CitiusTech as CEO from 2005 to 2021.
- Joint recipient with Rekha Koita of the 2025 Forbes India Leadership Award for Grassroots Philanthropists.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — At the launch of the ILSS centre’s Digital Transformation for Social Impact toolbook, highlighted the donor ecosystem’s responsibility to encourage collaboration on digital adoption.
- **2026-03** — Rizwan and Rekha Koita were profiled among the philanthropists in Turning Points: How Philanthropists Sparked Systemic Change, launched on 12 March.
- **2026-02** — Koita Foundation and ILSS announced the KF Tech Awards 2025 at IFRC 2026; Adalat AI received the winner’s award for courtroom transcription and judicial documentation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.koitafoundation.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizwankoita/

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