Who is Vishal Sikka? Everything you need to know

Vishal Sikka was the Indian-American CEO and MD of Infosys. He has been now appointed as Executive Vice-Chairman. 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.

Sikka completed his schooling from Rosary High School, Baroda where his father worked as an officer in Indian Railways. After his Computer Engineering from MS University, Baroda, Sikka finished his BS in Computer Science from Syracuse University and his doctorate from Stanford University in artificial intelligence.

Sikka is a well known figure among the Silicon Valley elite and was the closest to Hasso Plattner, founder of SAP.

In 2008, Sikka joined the executive board of the CTO Forum, an influential industry non-profit community. Sikka served as a member of the advisory board for Coghead from 2006 to 2009 along with industry influencers Steve Bourne, Guy Kawasaki and John Seely Brown.

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