Kulveer Ranger
Kulveer Singh Ranger | |
|---|---|
| ਕੋਲੀਵੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੇਂਜਰ | |
| File:Kulveer Ranger British Sikh Report 2013.png | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | The Bartlett School of Architecture University College London |
| Occupation | Management Consultant |
| Years active | 1999-Present |
| Known for | Developing the Oyster Card and the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme for London |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Board member of | City Sikhs, Modern Britain, techUK |
Kulveer Singh Ranger FRSA (Punjabi: ਕੋਲੀਵੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੇਂਜਰ) (born 1975) is an English strategy and communications executive and TechUK board member.[1]
Career
Ranger became a well known name after he was head hunted to become the Director for Transport Policy by Boris Johnson after Johnson won the Mayoral election in May 2008. His previous experience in implementing the Oyster card system for London was key in him becoming selected by Johnson.[2]
In 2011, Ranger became the Director for Environment and Digital London and his work resulted in a record fall in bike thefts[3] in addition to a number of new electric car charging points in London to encourage a higher take up of electric vehicles.[4]
He is currently talks on digital transformation and works as a management consultant.[5] He is also a special adviser to UK government on digital strategy.[6]
Ranger was on the long list to be the Conservative party candidate for the next Mayor of London elections.[7][8]
Family and early life
Ranger is a Sikh, born in Hammersmith in West London, the son of Indian parents. His grandfather Gurnam Singh Sahni set up the first British Asian newspaper The Punjab Times in the mid-sixties.[9]
Ranger gained an honours degree in architecture from University College London. He also has a business diploma from Kingston Business School.[10]
See also
References
- ^ techUK board techUK May 2019
- ^ "Transport job for Sikh who set up Oyster card". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ "Police record fall in bike thefts". BBC News. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ team, London SE1 website. "Electric car charging points now available in Magdalen Street and The Cut". London SE1. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "London 'on the precipice of digital change'". www.publicsectorexecutive.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ "Cabinet Office special advisers' meetings, January to March 2017 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ Elliott, Matthew (2018-05-09). "Elections over, the Tories must find their next London mayor". Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ Shipman, Tim (2018-06-03). "London mayoral election: Male, pale and stale candidates off the list". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ "Tributes paid to gurdwara and Punjab Times founder - Eastern Eye". Eastern Eye. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ "A future Tory Cabinet ... at least according to Tatler". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-06-28.