Sreekant Lanka is a seasoned global executive with leadership experience across various functional areas in Fortune 500 companies. He currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Relationship Officer and Jt. Director, IT Promotions, at the Ministry of IT E&C, Government of Telangana, overseeing GCC growth, AI city development, startups, and decentralized growth. Additionally, he is the founder of an AI-first marketing firm that develops next-generation models to address performance marketing challenges for global clients.
Previously, Sreekant has held senior roles in startups and large corporations, including Google, Accenture, and the Bank of New York. He firmly believes in leveraging first principles and data models for decision-making across his diverse roles in strategy, finance, marketing, operations, and software development.
An advisor to startups, Sreekant guides them on growth strategies. He is also a visiting faculty member at INSEAD and several IIMs in India, where he teaches courses on sales and marketing, integrating real-world strategies into the academic sphere. Sreekant holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, and enjoys distance running, meditation, and reading biographies.