I am a senior executive with 18+ years of experience across Wipro, EY, HSBC, and Guggenheim Partners, currently serving as Global Head of IT Integration & M&A Value Creation, Partnerships & Alliances (Vendor Eco-system), and AI Strategy & Transformation within Chief Technology & Strategy Office. My expertise spans AI strategy & transformation, corporate development, global technology partnerships & alliances, vendor eco-system management and large-scale transactions and strategic deals (large deals).
• M&A Value Creation & Post Merger Integration: End to end deal origination, execution, and post merger integration. Driving value creation through business, go to market, and functional integration in IT services, BPO, GCCs, and shared services.
• Partnerships & Alliances: Lead global partnerships and alliances across AI (GenAI, Agentic AI, Physical AI, AI Infrastructure), cloud, ERP, CRM, cybersecurity, data & analytics, and emerging technologies (IoT, blockchain). Responsible for vendor ecosystem identification, evaluation, selection, onboarding, and deployment. Leading the decision-making SteerCo.
• Performance metrics / KPIs: Complete business performance visibility across key business units, partners, and vendor ecosystem, including P&L ownership, KPIs, historical and future outlook, market share gain/loss, and the impact of AI disruption.
• Industrial AI Platforms & Ecosystems: Expertise in competitive landscape, market dynamics, adoption drivers, barriers to entry, customer perspectives, and future outlook across industrial AI platforms and enterprise AI operations.
• Cloud & AI Infrastructure: Deep knowledge of hyperscaler cloud, colocation, enterprise data centers, GPU cloud infrastructure, AI inference platforms, and OCI buildouts. Skilled in infrastructure mix evolution, workload migration, sovereignty, compliance, and vendor evaluation.
• Data & AI Services Ecosystem: Experience with scaled data & analytics providers, GSIs, and specialist AI consultancies. Insights into GTM, delivery economics, accelerators, and competition.
• LLM & AI Workflows: Familiar with enterprise LLM workflow implementation, token spend allocation, inference models (foundation vs. open weight), and workflow adoption challenges.
• Enterprise Software & IT Services: Broad expertise across ERP, CRM, ITSM/ESM, cybersecurity, enterprise software, Network Automation and NetOps software, and IT services transformation. Knowledge of customer/partner/reseller perspectives, customer adoption, and competitive positioning.
• BPO, KPO & GCCs : Responsible for preserving and growing the business, enabling AI adoption, and mitigating the impact of AI on size, scale, and margins.
• Sector & Geo Coverage: Expertise across financial services, public sector, operations, healthcare & life sciences, EMR, CPG, telecom, media, industrial, manufacturing, new age tech and platforms, network, security, communication, and technology services, with global coverage across North America, Europe, and Asia.
I regularly advise on competitive landscapes, market dynamics, adoption drivers, barriers to entry, customer perspectives, and future outlook across AI platforms, infrastructure, enterprise software, and IT services.
