Sushma Rajagopalan is Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, ITC Infotech – a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Ltd, one of India’s most admired company. She is also the Chairperson of the NASSCOM IT Services Council - NASSCOM® is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPM industries in India.

An industry stalwart, Sushma has over 30 years of global leadership experience in the Information Technology industry. She has led organizational transformations, headed strategy & corporate development and has been responsible for several large deal acquisitions through planned strategic investments.

Sushma is passionate about entrepreneurship and building a viable eco-system to promote new thinking and an innovation culture. She has actively identified, groomed and mentored start-ups in the US and in India.

With a transformational leadership style, Sushma leads from the front, and helps team members realize their true potential by translating strategies into actions. A truly approachable leader Sushma brings in tremendous clarity, passion and confidence.

Sushma has won numerous accolades which includes “Innovator in Technology” in 2013 and “Best Technology Woman Leader” in 2011. She holds a BSc from Women’s Christian College, MA in Personnel Management from TISS and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.