As a speaker on a CISecurity.org webinar, Sanjay was introduced recently as follows: “Sanjay is likely the 1st - if not the only CIO, yet, to have acquired the h o l y t r i n i t y of IT Leadership certifications viz.: CGCIO, C|CISO and PMI-PfMP!”

Along with an MBA & an Engineering Degree, as part of his commitment to continuing education, these have further honed his competence in strategic leadership, cyber-security and portfolio management of investments in IT assets. He also has ITIL4 Foundation (IT Service Management), PMI-PBA (Business Analysis), PMI-PMP (Project Management) & FEMA (Incident Command) certifications among others.

As a visionary, transformational & emotionally intelligent CIO, he has not only evangelized applied innovations leveraging an AI augmented, mobility enabled, virtual & cloud 1st services philosophy, but also:

• Led 34 to 525+ blended global staff thru 5 to 13 direct reports, consolidated human capital, optimized organizational structures, encouraged cross-functional collaboration, constructively resolved conflicts, coached, disciplined, inspired and built efficient & highly motivated teams with SMART goals, CLEAR objectives & KPIs as part of HR & personnel management.
• Directed financial resources, with P&L responsibilities by leveraging his business acumen for guiding stakeholders thru competing IT investments with fiscal oversight for budgets from $5M to $100M+, procurement, negotiations, contracts, SLAs & vendor management..
• Established IT governance, developed strategic plans, charted IT roadmaps, led change management, managed risks, enforced compliance and provided results driven servant leadership by ensuring strategic alignment with business goals for prioritization of large IT portfolios of programs, projects & operations.
• Launched products, directed IT services, grew revenues, supported business development, adopted industry standards, tailored best practices, expanded broadband & wireless connectivity, directed enterprise applications, architecture & IT infrastructure management for digital transformations.
• Led Continual Improvement, Workflow Automation & Business Process Optimization; Leveraged Artificial Intelligence, AI, Business Intelligence (BI), Continuous Intelligence (CI); Robotic Process Automation (RPA); Oversaw multi-tier Help Desk support, cybersecurity, identity, access & customer relationship management.

Sanjay is also an avid speaker and has presented at prestigious events s.a. The AI Summit.