ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My deepest debts and gratitude are always to my family. Tavinder, my wife, is the rock of my life and my biggest supporter. My son Tarun, an expert in his own right on many of these topics, served as my reality check and sounding board. My elder son, Vineet, is my guru on health, work-life balance, and many other things. And my daughters-in-law, Ruhi and Neesha, are in turn, the trusted advisers and guides for my sons.

I want to thank my friend Alex Salkever, my co-author on this book. He worked extremely hard on it. He is the person who got me into writing, about ten years ago, while he was an editor at BusinessWeek. He coached me on how to write columns for the business press and then on how to write books such as this. And then there is John P. Harvey, my childhood buddy from Canberra, Australia, and the editor of this book. He played a crucial role, keeping us in line and making crucial suggestions to shape and clarify the narrative.

Most of all, I want to thank the tens of thousands of people I have met or conversed with over the past decade of my journey. This book wouldn’t have been possible without all the knowledge, wisdom, and insights you have bestowed upon me. Many thanks.

Last, I’d like to thank the people who rarely get thanks: my book agent, Kathleen Anderson, and my publishers, Neal Maillett and Jeevan Sivasubramaniam. They encouraged Alex and me to redraft the book, crystallize our thoughts, and produce something that I hope has the potential to help you make a difference in our world.