Award-winning global business and industry leader, Piyush Sharma has led high-profile multi-billion-dollar organisations over his 25-plus years of distinguished career.
For the last few years, Piyush has been dedicated to facilitating learning and development for transformational leadership and capability building. His in-depth work as a certified mediation and Yoga teacher and as a master story-teller help facilitate rightful transformations.
As an influencer and a sought-after leadership facilitator, he empowers his audience and makes an impact. Piyush’s TEDx talk garnered nearly 150,000 views. And his first book is scheduled to be out before the end of the year.
Piyush’s last corporate role was as CEO for India and APAC region for Zee Entertainment. Currently, he works as a C-Suite + Start-up advisor and is also engaged with academia as Executive-in-Residence at UCLA Anderson and at the Indian School of Business, ISB.
He is the India partner for the prestigious ‘World Internet Project’ of the University of Southern California, USC. And a member of the board at IIT Delhi for the technology business incubation unit. He actively liaisons with the government and other important agencies for representing the interests of United Nations UN affiliates as an Advisory Board Member and as India Advisor. He is engaged with advising government committees on Start-up India mission, Digital India mission, Skill India mission, and NSDC.
He is currently collaborating with Rajendra Srivastava, Dean @ ISB, on digital disruptions, a book project and case studies being published under Harvard Business Publishing. And with Marshall Goldsmith on delivering ‘Leadership Thinking Nuggets’ series for Fortune magazine.
He is also one of the most sought-after experts to share views on the latest trends in his space, regularly contributing to both Forbes and Fortune. He is also a certified Govt of India ‘Star Mentor’ with Atal Innovation Mission of Niti Aayog.