In his last assignment, Rishi Dhawan in the capacity of Country Lead & Regional Vice President-Enterprise Business led the India Enterprise, Telecom/Tech Service Provider & Government Business for Gartner Advisory Services. Being part of the senior leadership team at Gartner's Emerging Markets Region his focus was to drive Gartner India's business across the Verticals & Telco/Tech Service Provider landscape leading a large High Performing Team & region working closely with the CXO fraternity on their mission-critical priorities. An accomplished Thought Leader with 20 years of experience delivering winning results who thrives upon empowering teams, developing talent & turning around businesses with a clear mantra of No Limits Mindset.

A senior Industry Thought Leader, Rishi is a keen strategist, having a strong grasp on technology with expertise in devising strategies, running campaigns, devising alternate go to market plans & partnerships, localized GTM product & pricing strategies aimed at enhancing overall organizational growth with Customer Experience Management/Enhancement as a prime driving force.

Currently, with his rich experience, Rishi is advising & mentoring some of the leading tech startups around business, emerging technologies, go-to-market, funding, growth, and alliance strategies.

Sectorial experience across ICT landscape including professional & advisory services, consultative sales, strategy & operations; advisory & research, and enterprise products & services.

An avid sportsperson and a participant in multiple half marathons, Rishi has a meritorious educational track record. He has completed his education from prestigious institutes, having done his MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai, and his B.Tech from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar. Been a rank holder in both institutes.

As per Rishi his proven and repeatable success as a leader & professional comes from having a clear direction for his life and his goals to track and measure the journey.

Specialties: General Management; Leadership & Development; Consultative Sales & Business Development; Partner & Alliance Management; Strategy & Operations; Customer Experience Management; Team Management; Coaching, Mentoring & Performance Management; Start-up Mentorship & Advisory.