Executive Committee Members

Annie Mathew is the Vice President of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Ashoka University. Backed by more than 30 years of rich enterprise IT experience, she leads the university's overarching technological roadmap, digital transformation initiatives, and campus infrastructure modernization.

Before transitioning into the higher education tech space, Mathew built a legacy across the manufacturing, dairy, oil, and consumer goods sectors. Most notably, she spent roughly 19 years driving operations for one of India's household names. She was Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.

Balwant Singh is the IT Head of C&S Electric Ltd (a Siemens-acquired company), one of India's premier electrical equipment manufacturers and a leading exporter of industrial switchgear. Driving the company's enterprise technological footprint for over 14 years, he orchestrates the central IT strategies, software architectures, and multi-plant server networks across the corporate map. He has over 25 years of experience in the IT domain.

Additionally, he is a fitness enthusiast, and running is his passion.

Harnath Babu is a distinguished technology executive serving as a Partner and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at KPMG India. With more than 22 years of multi-sector enterprise experience, he leads the firm's overarching digital transformation agenda, modernising infrastructure, scaling cybersecurity postures, and deploying cognitive technologies for a massive workforce of over 45,000 professionals.

Lakshman Kumar Sharma is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Sarvodaya Healthcare (Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre). With over 25 years of extensive technology leadership experience in the medical domain, he directs the healthcare group's digital transformation roadmap, clinical systems automation, and overarching information security infrastructure.

Neeti Wahi is the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) at Indus Towers Limited, one of the largest telecom tower infrastructure operators in the world. Backed by over 24 years of extensive C-suite experience across BFSI, energy, and telecom sectors, she orchestrates the end-to-end IT strategy, automation roadmap, and cloud security frameworks across Indus's massive network of over 230,000 tower sites in India.

Prasenjit Mukherjee is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at JWIL Infra Ltd. (Jindal Water Infrastructure Limited), a PR Jindal Group company. Backed by over 32 years of rich engineering, IT infrastructure, and digital leadership experience, he oversees the data architecture and technological roadmap for one of India's premier turnkey water and wastewater EPC giants.

Satish Papnoi is the Group Chief Information Officer (Group CIO) at PRJ Ventures. With over two decades of technical leadership, data security, and enterprise infrastructure experience, he orchestrates the unified information strategy, digital innovation roadmap, and corporate cybersecurity landscapes across multiple diversified group entities.

He brings over 28 years of leadership experience spanning the Automobile, IT, Dot-com, Railways, Telecom, and Education sectors.

Sunil Sirohi is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at NIIT Limited, a global leader in skills and talent development. Boasting more than 30 years of corporate experience in the information technology sector, Sirohi directs the comprehensive enterprise IT infrastructure, digital service delivery frameworks, and software application systems for the training conglomerate.

Sunil Sirohi has built an expansive career spanning over two decades within NIIT Limited, rising through several technical and administrative management ranks