Karan holds a MSc in Engineering within Industrial Economic and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Since joining Equinor in 2011, he has held several advisory and leadership positions within the company. Today, he is heading up the Corporate Advisory Unit in Communications, managing more than 20+ direct reports. In addition, Karan is the Project Manager for the User Experience (UX) journey in the shared service organisation in Equinor, driving a customer focused approach to shared services in combination with new technology.

Karan is a high-energy and charismatic communicator, with a passion for people. He has a keen interest in solving challenging problems impacted by the rapid change in new technology. He is a firm believer that combining customer needs and technology will drive value creation, whilst increasing efficiency and making working life easy for people.