Sumit Dave [L.i.o.n]

Sumit Dave has an extensive work experience spanning across various industries and roles. Sumit is currently serving as the Global Head - Business & Growth Marketing at Birlasoft since 2022. Prior to this, they co-founded and served as the Chief Executive of Monday Joining from 2021 to 2022. In 2019, they co-founded Astorian'z, a leading electronics and consumer goods company, where they played a key role in launching and expanding their range of LED TV products. From 2020 to 2021, Sumit worked as the Vice President and Head of Marketing at MarketsandMarkets™. Before that, they held multiple leadership positions at NIIT Technologies Limited, including Sr. Division Head - Marketing and Head of Marketing (Asia, Middle East & ANZ). Sumit also served as the Assistant Vice President at Genpact, where they led digital and social media marketing programs. Prior to that, they worked at GlobalLogic, Inc. as the Sr. Manager - Marketing, focusing on strategic marketing and demand generation. Sumit's career began at Microsoft India (Pvt.) Ltd and Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd, where they held roles as a Licensing Specialist and Sales Account Manager for Enterprise Agreement Licensing. Additionally, they served as a founding member of "Saakar," a startup finishing school for professionals, aiming to bridge the gap between professionals' potential and their career growth.

Sumit Dave [L.I.O.N] has a diverse education history. In 2018, they attended the MIT Sloan School of Management for a course on Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies for Success. Prior to that, from 1998 to 2000, they attended the Faculty of Management Studies where they studied Management, Marketing, and Finance. Sumit'sundergraduate education was completed from 1995 to 1998 at Jai Narain Vyas University, where they obtained a B.Sc. degree in Maths and Physics. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in "Giving Your Elevator Pitch" from LinkedIn and "Platform strategy for Digital Transformation" from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2022 and 2019 respectively.