Varun Thapar is the Chairman of the KCT Group, and is the fourth generation of his family to lead the 100-year-old business conglomerate. Hailing from an artistically inclined family, Varun’s passion for the arts inspired the foundation of TRI Art & Culture as a way to give back to the city that shaped his formative years. An advocate for academic and cultural development, he supports various scholarships and research programs. Varun holds a double major in European History and Economics from Brown University and is an accomplished classical pianist.