Gaurav Sharma
About Gaurav Sharma
Gaurav Sharma is the Azure Cloud & AI Solution Sales Lead for APAC - Industry Solutions at Microsoft, with extensive experience in business development and sales across various companies.
Current Role at Microsoft
Gaurav Sharma serves as the Azure Cloud & AI Solution Sales Lead for APAC - Industry Solutions at Microsoft. He has held this position since 2021 and is based in Singapore. In this role, he is responsible for driving sales strategies and solutions related to Azure Cloud and AI technologies across the Asia-Pacific region.
Previous Experience at Accenture
Prior to his current role, Gaurav Sharma worked at Accenture in various capacities. He was the SEA Head for the Accenture Amazon Business Group from 2017 to 2021. Before that, he served as Sales Director for the Journey to Cloud and Digital Workplace for Australia & New Zealand in 2016. He also held the position of Director Sales for the Accenture Amazon Business Group in the APAC region from 2011 to 2016.
Early Career Background
Gaurav Sharma began his career in business development with Tata Technologies as a Management Trainee from 2001 to 2002. He progressed to Associate Business Development from 2002 to 2005. He then worked at NESS Global Services Limited as Associate Director of Business Development from 2005 to 2007. Following that, he served as Business Development Manager for BFSI at TCS from 2007 to 2009, and as Senior Manager of Business Development for ASEAN at Mahindra Satyam from 2009 to 2011.
Educational Background
Gaurav Sharma studied Commerce at Delhi University, where he earned his degree from 1996 to 1999. He also attended DAV for his earlier education from 1994 to 1996. Additionally, he studied Digital Disruption at INSEAD, although the specific duration of this program is not provided.