Sandy Hardikar

Founded in 2020 in the UK, Network Science aims to build unicorns. It provides institutional support and market acceleration to B2B Deep-Tech (AI / ML, IOT, Blockchain, Cyber Security, Cloud) Startups to expand their businesses globally. Led by professionals who have built unicorns & led successful enterprises, Network Science is dedicated to bring the best Deep-Tech to the world and to leave the world better than we found it.

Responsible for Microland’s business in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Focus is to "Scale-up" the UK business and "Start-up" the Continental Europe presence. Through "As A Service" engagement model, our focus is on: 1. Industrial IOT 2. Cloud Adoption and Management 3. Next Gen Automation 4. Service Integration and Management Services 5. Integrated Life Cycle Security Services 6. Software Defined Networks

As an Operating Private Equity Fund, the Firm leverages best in class operational & people management skills to manage businesses in the sub $250MN range, where domain is seeded, revenue model is established & now the objective is to accelerate scale & margins. First Assignment (16 months) - Chief Commercial Officer for Talentedge, a growth stage Ed Tech Startup. Second Assignment (6 months) - Chief of Solutions (RPO) for PeopleStrong - A leading Indian HR Solutions company, out to bring HR at scale.

Primarily responsible to grow business in the emerging markets (India and Middle East) • Part of the Leadership Council to steer the company towards sustained & profitable growth • Lead strategy & transformation initiatives • Be a CIO partner in driving key initiatives • Work towards converting input – based engagements to outcome – focused engagements • Build a high – performance, result – oriented team that focuses on building Trust through transparency, flexibility and innovation with their clients

• Establish ISG in the consulting, benchmarking and Governance Services • Collaborate with clients across verticals to identify key pain areas & create a sustainable business model • Customer acquisition through disruptive innovation & questioning conventional wisdom • Work with Service Providers to identify their core strengths so as to help clients select the right partners • Increase brand acceptance through marketing initiatives

• Responsible to establish HCL in Strategic Outsourcing and Managed Services market • Portfolio to be established – Business – aligned IT, Total Outsourcing, Asset – Light Outsourcing, Operations Outsourcing, Infrastructure and Application Operations Managed Services • Create a high performance team • Work with various partners to create a service delivery framework specific to the Indian market. • Work with the Marketing and Communications team to create HCL’s brand in India

Worked in the Power Systems Group handling various projects ranging from Relay Co-ordination to Electrical System revamp to Islanding studies for many clients. Job profile included understanding the client's system completely, feasibility studies, vendor appraisal and approval, inspection, commissioning activities and cost-benefit analysis.

The Global CEO Program is led by three world-renowned business schools: IESE, Spain; Wharton School & CEIBS, Shanghai Through the collective knowledge of expert faculty members working on 3 continents, along with my cohort looking forward to gain invaluable insights into global markets.

The Global CEO Program is led by three world-renowned business schools: IESE, Spain; Wharton School & CEIBS, Shanghai Through the collective knowledge of expert faculty members working on 3 continents, along with my cohort looking forward to gain invaluable insights into global markets.

The Global CEO Program is led by three world-renowned business schools: IESE, Spain; Wharton School & CEIBS, Shanghai Through the collective knowledge of expert faculty members working on 3 continents, along with my cohort looking forward to gain invaluable insights into global markets.