Vishal Sikka
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Vishal Sikka, CEO & MD of Infosys
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| Born |
1 June 1967 Madhya Pradesh , India |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University (Ph.D.) Syracuse University Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda |
| Occupation | CEO & MD Infosys |
| Employer | Infosys |
| Salary | $11 million |
Vishal Sikka is an Indian American CEO and MD of Infosys. Prior to joining Infosys, Dr. Vishal Sikka was a member of the Executive Board of SAP AG and the Global Managing Board, leading all SAP products and innovation globally. In his 12 years at SAP, Dr. Sikka led SAP’s portfolio including the breakthrough in-memory platform, SAP HANA, all their applications, cloud and technology solutions. He is credited with accelerating SAP’s development processes, transforming its innovation culture and leading several successful product co-creation initiatives with clients. He is also the creator of the concept of ‘timeless software’, which represents the renewal of products without disruption to customer environments. Sikka left the SAP board in May 2014 for "personal reasons", and was announced as CEO and MD of Infosys on 12 June 2014.
Sikka was born in Shajapur Madhya Pradesh to Punjabi parents, an officer in the Indian Railways and a teacher. His family moved to Vadodara in Gujarat, India when he was six. He graduated from Rosary High School. Vishal Sikka joined the bachelors in computer engineering course at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, which he discontinued to go to Syracuse University in New York where he earned a B.S. in computer science. Sikka was accepted to the doctoral program at Stanford University. His dissertation was titled Integrating Specialized Procedures into Proof Systems and his thesis advisor was Michael Genesereth. He graduated with his Ph.D. in 1996.
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