Sharath Panduranga

Sharath Panduranga is an experienced advisory leader and consulting partner specializing in data, analytics, AI, and agentic AI for North America at Wipro since April 2025. Previously, Sharath held the role of AVP for Data and Analytics at Sutherland from June 2022 to August 2024, and served as a Senior Enterprise Architect at Thrivent between January 2018 and June 2022. With foundational roles in enterprise data architecture as an Enterprise Data Architect at Oracle Corp and as a Data Architect at Cognizant Technologies, IBM Global Services, and Mphasis, Sharath possesses extensive expertise in enterprise data architecture and big data. Educational qualifications include a Certified Chief Data and AI Analytics Officer (CDAIO) from Carnegie Mellon University, a Chief Data Officer certification, and a Graduate Certificate in Big Data and Data Science from the University of St. Thomas, alongside a Bachelor of Engineering from Bangalore University.