Debashish Chakraborty

Debashish Chakraborty has extensive work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Debashish currently holds the position of Senior Director - Advocacy and Industry Engagement at GSMA since January 2023. In this role, they lead policy advocacy, influence, ecosystem development, and industry engagement, aiming to support the mobile ecosystem in India to thrive in 5G and beyond.

Prior to joining GSMA, Debashish served as the Senior General Manager - Strategic Alliances & Partnerships at Schneider Electric from April 2011 to January 2023. During their tenure, they successfully built the startup ecosystem to fill offer gaps, accelerate innovation, and create an incremental revenue model. Debashish also leveraged strategic alliances, such as the Cisco alliance, to generate large business opportunities and incremental revenue, particularly in the green field Smart Cities coming up in the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) with a transformational opportunity of USD 20 million.

Before their time at Schneider Electric, Debashish held the position of Country Manager - Strategic Alliances at APC by Schneider Electric from July 2006 to March 2011. Debashish made significant contributions to the Data Center market by leveraging strategic alliance partners like IBM, Dell, HP, and Wipro to create incremental revenue. Debashish also focused on fostering a shared vision and joint value proposition to enhance the competitive advantage of the alliance.

Earlier in their career, Debashish worked at Reliance Communications as a Sales Manager - Enterprise Broadband from September 2002 to June 2006 and at TATA Communications (formerly Dishnet DSL Limited) as an Assistant Manager Sales from September 2000 to September 2002. In these roles, they gained valuable experience in the telecommunications sector, especially in sales and enterprise broadband services.

Debashish began their career in 1996, working as an Enterprise Sales Specialist at Molex India, Samtech Infonet, and other IT system integration companies. During this time, they focused on the manufacturing and sales of structured cabling products.

Overall, Debashish Chakraborty's work experience demonstrates their expertise in policy advocacy, strategic alliances, and sales in the telecommunications and IT sectors.

Debashish Chakraborty holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Marketing from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, which was completed from 2012 to 2014. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Electronics from Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, completed between 1992 and 1996. Debashish'searlier education includes completing their Class 10th matriculation from St. Joseph's Convent School between 1980 and 1990. Additionally, Debashish has obtained a certification in Alliance Management from ASAP - Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals in February 2012.