Harish Vasista

Harish Vasista, PhD, PgMP, PMP, has over two decades of experience in program management and IT infrastructure. Currently serving as the Head of IT Infrastructure at Nokia since March 2022, Harish has previously held key roles including Senior Technical Program Manager at Extreme Networks, Sr. Program Manager for SDN Fabric Infrastructure at Avaya, and Principal Project Manager at Alcatel-Lucent. Harish initiated Agile transformation in the India R&D organization while serving as Deputy General Manager. Earlier in their career, Harish was the Engineering Escalations Manager at Riverstone Networks India Pvt. Ltd., where contributions earned an annual achievement award. Harish began as a Programmer Analyst at Infosys Technologies Limited, focusing on designing and implementing features for the Passport product portfolio. Harish holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from Kuvempu Vishwavidyanilaya and Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology.