Surya Sahoo

Surya Sahoo has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several decades. Surya currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Sole Owner of ZignEx, a logistics software products company that focuses on providing enterprise business values through innovative solutions. Prior to this, Sahoo held the position of Vice President - Decision Sciences at Waste Management, where they managed IT logistics, operations research, data science, and enterprise geographic information systems (GIS) functions. During their tenure, they achieved significant revenue growth through disciplined price increases. Before joining Waste Management, Sahoo worked as the President & CEO of IIT, where they delivered consultation services and enterprise IT solutions to various industries and developed and sold software products. Surya also has experience working as a Senior Operations Research Advisor at FedEx Express and as a GIS Analyst/Developer at Esri, where they delivered IT and enterprise GIS solutions.

Surya Sahoo's education history includes various degrees and programs. In 1986, they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from NIT, Rourkela, India. Surya then pursued further education and obtained a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Memphis between 1989 and 1991. Later, from 1995 to 1999, Sahoo completed their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering at The University of Memphis. In 2017, they also completed an Executive Education program called "Competing on Business Analytics and Big Data" at Harvard University.