Parag Samarth

Parag Samarth currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Magic EdTech since July 2022, and has also held the titles of President at both Magic FinServ and Magic BlockchainQA since March 2020, focusing on innovative fintech solutions leveraging AI, ML, and Blockchain technology. Prior to these roles, Parag was a Managing Director at Accenture from June 2017 to October 2019, where effort centered on innovation and transformation in IT and Financial Services. Parag's extensive experience includes a tenure as Corporate Vice President and Global Business Head for Banking and Financial Services at HCL Technologies from February 2006 to May 2017, and various leadership positions at IBM Global Services between 1998 and 2006. Parag's early career includes a General Manager role at Fujitsu ICIM and Regional Manager at HCL Ltd. Educational qualifications include a PGDBM in Marketing and Finance from XLRI Jamshedpur, and a Bachelor of Engineering from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.