The road that brought me here
For nearly 30 years, I’ve had a front-row seat to change. I’ve watched businesses move from paper to digital, from intuition to data, and now from software to AI.
Every wave promised new possibilities, but the most memorable part was never the technology itself. It was the people learning, adapting, and finding new ways to create value.
That’s what excites me about my work today. Through XdotO, I help leaders and organizations understand AI, build capability, and turn its potential into measurable business value.
MY JOURNEY
2023–Present
Founder of XdotO
Consulting and coaching
2019-2023
Jubilant Foodworks (Dominos India)
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
2018–2021
Fullerton India (SMFG)
EVP - CTO & Head of Analytics
2014–2018
Max Life Insurance
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
2012–2014
HT Media
Group CIO
2008–2012
GE / SBI Card
Strategy Leader
2005–2008
GE Capital EMEA
CTO & Governance
2003–2005
GE Energy EMEA
EU Support Leader
2000–2003
GE Plastics (SABIC)
CIO & SC IT Lead
1998–2000
GE (IMLP)
Program Manager
1994–1996
Tata Motors
Production Manager
Most people know me through boardrooms and workshops. Off the clock? Kitchen experiments, keyboard riffs, and a dangerously tall reading pile.
fact 01
My biryani has a fan club
Friends cross state lines for a plate.
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Books are my favourite teachers
50 books a year, cover to cover.
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Self-taught musician
Learned keyboard from scratch — for the thrill of it.
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Default mode: learning
New skill, new sport, new tech. Always something.