Vikas Sharma
About Vikas Sharma
Vikas Sharma is the Head IT & CISO at Aditya Birla Group and a Customer Advisory Board Member at Cisco, with a rich background in IT and cybersecurity leadership.
Current Positions
Vikas Sharma is currently serving as the Head IT & CISO at Aditya Birla Group. Additionally, he holds a position at Cisco as a Customer Advisory Board Member, working in a hybrid capacity based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Past Work Experience
Before his current roles, Vikas Sharma was the Group Head ICT & CISO at East-West Seed from 2016 to 2021. He served as Lead IT & ERP at Gujarat Gas Limited from 2012 to 2016. Previously, he worked at Motif Inc as Manager IT between 2010 and 2012. From 2006 to 2010, Sharma was the Site Manager Technology at Mphasis, an HP Company. He also held the position of Team Leader- Information Technology at iCall India Limited (Adani Group) from 2004 to 2006 and worked as Network & System Administrator at Saral Software Solutions P Ltd from 2003 to 2004.
Education and Certifications
Vikas Sharma has an extensive educational background. He completed the Leadership Suite - Strategy Management at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 2022. In 2018, he participated in the Global CIO Programme at the Indian School of Business. From 2013 to 2014, he completed the Executive Program in Business Management at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. Additionally, Sharma holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law from Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, an MBA in Information Technology from SMU, and a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Engineering from IETE. His professional certifications include Six Sigma Green Belt, ITIL v3, and ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor.
Industry Recognition and Awards
Vikas Sharma's contributions to information security and IT leadership have been widely recognized. He was a recipient of the Next100 CIO Award, highlighting emerging IT leadership talent. Sharma also received the Defenders 100 (CISO) Award, which acknowledges excellence in information security leadership. Additionally, he was honored with the Infosec Maestros 100 - CISO Award for his significant contributions to the field of cybersecurity.