

Samant Kumar
Agile Program Manager-Capgemini America Inc.
Houston, Texas, United States
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Samant Kumar is a seasoned multiple award-winning Portfolio Manager and Agile Program Manager at Capgemini, boasting over 20+ years of extensive experience in Agile Program/Project Management and software solution delivery across diverse domains. His professional journey is marked by a rich repertoire of certifications including SAFe SPC, PMIACP,ICP-ACC, A-CSM, CSM, and CSPO, solidifying his reputation as an agile champion.
Having previously contributed to IBM, Samant has cultivated a career focused on agile coaching,leadership, and management across product, program, and project dimensions. His proficiency spans agile tools, virtual collaboration tools, and career guidance, underscoring his commitment to achieving successful project outcomes and nurturing team excellence.
Samant's educational background includes a postgraduate degree in Finance and Marketing, complementing his Bachelor of Technology credentials. Actively engaged in the Agile community, he is a distinguished speaker at Agile/PM conferences like Agile 2024, PMI Houston 50th conference and Expo, Texas A&M, NorthEastern, Rice University Symposiums,Key note speaker at Judge at Johns Hopkins Product management club (JHPMC)-Product competition and Many PMI chapters Houston, Katy, woodlands, and Austin. His contributions have earned him recognition such as the Globee Award 2024, Claro award, Ctoday The Most Pioneering Agile Program Manager of the year 2024, Global Recognition award, Passion vista The Most admired Global Indian , Toastmasters International Best table topics speaker award along with numerous accolades from Capgemini and IBM.Samant is a fellow member of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), THREWS Fellow member, Royal fellow(IOASD) member and SAS Eminent Fellow member. He also hold Harvard Business Review (HBR) Advisory council member, PEX Process network advisory council, University of Houston (Industry Advisory Board Nominated), Project Management Institute (PMI), Houston VP Program nominated. Samant has also served as a judge in prestigious events like the Stevie Award, Globee Award, Claro award, Judge at ReImagine education, Multiple Hackathons like Hackrice 14 at Rice University,Texas, MHacks at Michigan University, NASA International App challenge, Judge at Johns Hopkins Product management club (JHPMC)-Product competition, Hack UTD University of Texas, Dallas and HackUTA at UT Arlington, Science and Engineering Fair (TXSEF), and Science Exhibition of
Houston. Committed to mentorship, he actively participates in programs at Katy ISD School District, Texas, and adplist.org. Samant has contributed to several publications featured in prominent platforms such as Scopus,UT Dallas Project Management Symposium, IGI Global Publishing, Dzone, and PEX Process network. Agile Book chapter published in Scopus and IGI global.
Samant Kumar's multidimensional expertise and dedication establish him as a great asset in the domains of Agile and project management, embodying leadership and innovation in his
professional endeavors.
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