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Sharad heads the global business of Data Centers and Marine Cables of NTT Ltd. across the four regions - APAC, EMEA, India and US.

An industry veteran with over 30 years of extensive experience in developing Internet backbone infrastructure and providing Internet services, Sharad is also the Co-chairman of the Data Center Council of apex associations like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and a Board member of the APNIC Foundation.

Earlier on in his career - during a six-year stint in the US - Sharad worked for AT&T Bell Labs, the Backbone Engineering Group of NSFNET (ANS) and the Router Systems Development Group of Advantis (IBM Global Network).

Sharad, holds an Electrical Engineering degree from IIT Bombay and a Master’s degree from Columbia University, New York. He was inducted in the ‘Hall of fame’ by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Mumbai in 2019 and is also the recipient of IIT Bombay’s Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021, a prestigious recognition conferred upon alumni for their outstanding achievements in the spheres of academia, industry, public service and social welfare.