Sharad Sharma

Sharad Sharma is an influential voice in India's technology ecosystem with over 30 years of experience across Internet, software, and digital infrastructure markets. He co-founded iSPIRT Foundation, a technology think-tank promoting India as a product nation, and was instrumental in the success of India's first IP-focused fund, the India Innovation Fund.

Sharad co-founded Teltier Technologies, a wireless infrastructure startup acquired by CISCO, and is an active angel investor with over two dozen investments. He has held senior R&D roles at Yahoo, Symantec, Lucent Technologies, and AT&T, receiving Zinnov's R&D Visionary Award in 2008 for his contributions to India's MNC R&D footprint.

He serves on several advisory councils, including SEBI's Financial and Regulatory Technology Committee and the National Startup Advisory Council. Sharad is passionate about fostering entrepreneurship as a driver of socio-economic transformation.