Vishal Sikka

Vishal Sikka
Founder and CEO of Vianai Systems
Born (1967-05-01) 1 May 1967 (age 57)
Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Alma materStanford University (Ph.D. in Computer Science)
Syracuse University (B.S. in Computer Science)
Rosary High School (Vadodara)

Vishal Sikka (born 1 May 1967) is an Indian entrepreneur the founder and CEO of Vianai, former CTO of SAP AG, and former CEO of Infosys. He currently also serves on Oracle's board of directors, the supervisory board of the BMW Group[1] and as an advisor to the Stanford Institute of Human-Centered AI.[2]

His current endeavor, Vianai, is a startup based in San Francisco that provides software services in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.[3]

Previously, Sikka served as executive vice chairman, CEO, and managing director of Infosys. On 18 August 2017 he stepped down as managing director of Infosys. He left his role as executive vice chairman of Infosys on 24 August 2017 when Nandan Nilekani was appointed as the new non-executive chairman of the board. Prior to joining Infosys, Sikka was a member of the executive board and the global managing board of SAP AG, leading all SAP products and innovation globally. In his 12 years at SAP, Sikka led SAP's product portfolio including the in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and all its applications, cloud and technology solutions. Sikka left the SAP board in May 2014, and was announced as CEO and MD of Infosys on 12 June 2014.[4] After three years at Infosys, Sikka left on 18 August 2017.

India Today magazine ranked him #32nd in India's 50 Most powerful people of 2017 list.[5]

  1. ^ "BMW Group sets strategic course under challenging conditions". 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Vishal Sikka".
  3. ^ "Vishal Sikka: How AI Can be Used to 'Amplify Humanity'".
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  5. ^ "India's 50 powerful people". India Today. 14 April 2017.