Gaurav is based out of the HCL Noida SEZ office and leads the Global PMG function in the Next Generation Data Centers (NGDC) team. He is responsible for creating, positioning and differentiating HCL’s infrastructure offerings across Cloud, DC and platform services. He assists in building thought leadership and marketing channels around these offerings.

Gaurav has over 11 years of work experience with organizations like IDC, IBM, Wipro and CMC (now TCS). His total experience covers consulting, advisory, business development, sales, pre-sales and relationship management activities, spanning verticals like enterprise, government, PSU, telecom, and defense.

His last stint was with IDC (International Data Corporation) where he managed Enterprise and IPDS teams for India geography that included advising C-level executives for various strategic initiatives.

Gaurav holds a PGPM from SPJAIN Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai & B.E. (E&C) along with multiple certifications in ITIL, Cloud, Security and other DC technologies.

He is passionate about technology and how it can re-architect our future. He is an avid reader with a deep interest in gadgets; he enjoys traveling to new places and is eager to experience the ‘unlearn and learn’ cycle to stay relevant.