Ashish Arora

Ashish Arora has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Ashish is currently the SVP - Group Head of Data & Analytics at Central Group. In addition, they are a Member of the Global Editorial Board at CDO Magazine. Prior to these positions, they served as the Global Head of Enterprise Data Strategy at BAT, the Head of Data & Analytics at AirAsia, a Staff Technical Project Manager at GE Digital, and a Senior Project Manager at GE Healthcare. Ashish also has experience as a Manager at KPI Partners and as a Senior Associate at Sapient. Ashish began their career as a Sr. Software Engineer at Birlasoft India Ltd. and as a Trainee at NIIT Limited. Throughout their career, Ashish has focused on data strategy and analytics, working closely with various departments to drive business insights and value.

Ashish Arora holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Business Administration and Management, obtained from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) from 2012 to 2014. Ashish also has a Bachelor of Software Systems degree in Information Technology from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, earned between 2000 and 2004. In addition, they have additional certifications including Certified ScrumMaster® from Scrum Alliance and a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.