Tathagat Varma

PhD Scholar #GenAI #Business #Strategy | LinkedIn Top Voice North America | GCC Leader (4x) | TEDx Speaker (2x) | Entrepreneur (1x) | Published Author (1x)

Dr. Tathagat Varma is an accomplished C-level software executive, entrepreneur, and thought leader with over 30 years of experience in Fortune 1-500 firms and Silicon Valley unicorns across the USA, Europe, China, and India.

Known for building billion-dollar '1.0' software products, scaling operations to over 10,000+ sizes, and leading cross-cultural teams in various high-tech domains including retail, ecommerce, fintech, consumer internet, network management, datacom, consumer electronics, healthcare, and telecom.

Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Indian School of Business (ISB) on the adoption of GenAI within firms.

His educational background includes a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) in Artificial Intelligence from the Indian School of Business, postgraduate studies in innovation and design thinking, executive leadership programs at Cornell University and XLRI Jamshedpur, and various certifications from prestigious institutions like Columbia Business School, Stanford University, and Indian Institutes of Management.

Varma has held key leadership positions in renowned organizations such as Global TechOps Leader at Walmart Global Tech, VP Strategy, and Chief of Staff at Walmart Global Tech India, Country Manager at NerdWallet, Founder and CEO of ThoughtLeadership.in, among others.

He has also contributed as a Guest Faculty at the Indian School of Business, leveraging his extensive industry expertise to educate and mentor aspiring professionals.

With a rich professional history that includes roles like VP, Strategic Process Innovations and HR at [24]7 Innovation Labs, Sr. Director at Yahoo!, Founder of Datacom Group at Huawei, and Director of Engineering at McAfee, Varma possesses a diverse skill set spanning business operations, strategic planning, innovation, and technology.

His early career saw him in pivotal roles such as Project Manager, Quality Manager, and Software Architect at notable organizations like Philips, Siemens, and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).