Sharad Sriwastawa

Sharad Sriwastawa currently serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Rakuten Mobile, Inc., with additional roles including SVP - Connectivity Platforms and Head of Radio Access Network. Since August 2023, Sharad has been President of Rakuten Symphony. As a Group Managing Executive Officer at Rakuten since 2018, Sharad has a comprehensive background in engineering and management, including positions as Vice President at Airspan Networks, Chief Technology Officer at Phimetrics Technologies Pvt. Ltd., National Head - 3G at Reliance Communications, and Regional Manager- Northeast at T-Mobile. Sharad's early career includes roles at Siemens USA, Telstra, and Siemens Public Communications Network Limited, with education completed in 1995 in Delhi.