Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology service and consulting company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group and has over 378,000 employees (as of 2016). TCS provides a wide range of IT services including business consulting, technology, and business process outsourcing to clients around the world. It has a global presence with over 169 offices in 47 countries. TCS was founded in 1968 and pioneered the IT services industry out of India.