Sharad Sharma is a technology entrepreneur and evangelist with over three decades of experience in the Internet, enterprise software, and digital infrastructure sectors. He co-founded iSPIRT Foundation, a non-profit think tank focused on building India’s software product ecosystem, and has been a prominent voice in shaping India as a product nation. He also co-founded Teltier Technologies Inc., later acquired by CISCO, and has actively invested in over two dozen technology startups.

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Mr. Sharma has held senior R&D leadership positions at leading technology companies including Yahoo, VERITAS Software, Symantec, Lucent Technologies, and AT&T. Recognized with the R&D Visionary Award by Zinnov in 2008, he has also contributed to national policy as a member of the National Startup Advisory Council, SEBI’s Financial and Regulatory Technology Committee, and RBI committees on MSME and digital payments. An electrical engineering graduate from Delhi College of Engineering, he began his journey by creating India’s first Student Minicomputer Club and leading the IEEE Student Chapter.

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