Jyoti Lalchandani is a seasoned business executive with more than 25 years of experience in emerging markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). In his role as IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META), he has been instrumental in establishing IDC’s presence in the region – first, through the initial expansion of the Dubai headquarters and then by spearheading the development of IDC offices in Johannesburg, Istanbul, Riyadh, Casablanca, Lagos, Nairobi, and Cairo.
Jyoti is responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and coordination of IDC’s market intelligence and advisory services, sales, conferences and events, go-to-market services, and office development activities across the META region. As a respected authority on emerging market tech trends, he is also regularly invited to speak at major industry events throughout the region and is frequently quoted by both the national and international media.
His field of expertise includes key tech areas such as cloud, analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, and he is well known for providing guidance on digital transformation strategies for the entire C-suite. He is a trusted advisor to senior executives in the supplier/enabler space across the ICT ecosystem, as well as to tech buyers from the CIO and line-of-business communities.
Starting at IDC’s CEMA (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) headquarters in 1995 in Prague, the Czech Republic, Jyoti served as IDC’s regional consulting manager. In this role, he headed several country-based project teams that advised local and multinational IT vendors on issues relating to entry strategy, competitor analysis, ROI analysis, distribution and partner evaluation, and market segmentation. He later took on the additional responsibility of overseeing the CEMA software practice, in which he was responsible for overseeing all related research (applications, system infrastructure, and tools) and advisory work across emerging EMEA countries.
Before joining IDC, Jyoti served on the national board of international non-profit organization AIESEC, where he managed the association’s partnership agreements with leading Indian conglomerates. He graduated from Loyola College, India, where his studies focused on strategy management and business policy. He later attended a corporate-sponsored program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts.

Sharath Srinivasamurthy is an associate vice president who heads the research group for IDC India. His research expertise cuts across the multiple facets of digital transformation (DX).

Sharath has around 20 years of experience in different leadership roles with leading IT services firms. Before IDC, he worked in different roles including solutioning, presales, project management, business analysis, and application support and development. Sharath has worked in various capacities in global markets, namely the United States, Asia, Europe, and the United Kingdom.

Sharath previously worked with DXC Technology as Asia Head-Solutioning for Application Services, Global Head-Solutioning and Business Unit head in the application services business of Xchanging and led application support and development services for Zensar Technologies. He also worked with Hewlett-Packard and Cognizant

He is a distinguished leader and a frequent keynote speaker. Sharath’s views on technology have been quoted in numerous publications such as CNBC, Forbes India, The Economic Times, and CIO.com.

Sharath holds a Global MBA from SP Jain, Singapore and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from VTU, Karnataka.

Based in the IDC Bangalore office, Rajiv Ranjan works as an associate research director with the Asia/Pacific team and leads the Future of Digital Infrastructure Research for India. Rajiv has a specific focus on cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) research program management. He manages the advisory assignments for IT vendors in the areas of cloud infrastructure strategy, go-to-market strategy, strategic marketing, and end-user insights across technologies and industry verticals. In a previous stint with IDC, Rajiv led the Asia/Pacific Enterprise Storage Infrastructure research practice.

Prior to joining IDC, Rajiv worked with Dell Technologies managing the product marketing assignments for the company’s storage portfolio for selected Asia/Pacific geographies. In this role, Rajiv managed the field marketing, product management, go-to-market, and marketing campaigns for its storage products, driving storage revenue and market share in the operating geographies. He has an overall 17 years of work experience in market research, product marketing, and sales/business development.

Rajiv is a management graduate from ITM group of institutions and has completed his Engineering degree in Telecommunications from the BMS college of Engineering, Bangalore.

Rani Ratna provides guidance for supply chain participants and their partner organizations to maximize the benefits of their digital transformation journeys. Her primary research focuses on technology adoption to address industry challenges in the supply chain. Her focus spans a range of strategic priorities and technologies, including connected assets and ecosystems, safety, cloud, AI, the Internet of Things, and automation.

Rani has 13+ years of experience in the manufacturing and supply chain areas. Her diverse background includes working in procurement operations for manufacturing companies as well as working in market research and consulting projects for Fortune 500 clients. As a consultant, she has worked closely with CPOs and procurement heads on numerous strategic sourcing, category management, and procurement research projects.

Rani Ratna earned an MBA from Pondicherry University, with a dual specialization in marketing and operations, and a degree in electronics and communication engineering from the Institution of Engineers (IEI).

Surya Saha is a research manager for IDC Financial Insights and is responsible for research in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) segment. His research covers insurance, banking and payments, blockchain technology, digital transformation (DX), and other related emerging technology areas for the financial services industry.

Saha was a senior consultant at Aon plc, during which he was responsible for various research and consulting projects that involved financial technology (fintech), agricultural technology (agtech), sector analysis, cybersecurity, market analysis, company analysis, industry research, and technology research. Prior to his stint at Aon PLC, he was connected with WNS Global Services, Neo Group, the Montcalm Group, and Thomson Reuters. His research interests include emerging technologies, DX, industry analysis, strategy analysis, and risk management, among others.

He is also the author of The Digital Choices— a book focused on DX.

Saha gained his Master of Science in Business Excellence from the University of Warwick in 2011 and his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Bangalore University in 2009. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Blockchain Technology from Alliance University, Bangalore.

In 2012, Saha completed his Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma from Benchmark Six Sigma, New Delhi, India.

Ravikant Sharma is Research Director- Government Insights with IDC’s Asia/Pacific team. Based in India, Ravi is responsible for managing and executing insights consulting projects in the Asia Pacific region. He had led numbers of intricate and diverse engagements which helped business heads understand market potential and expected growth and define their market entry strategy. He also helped enhance and sustain their competitive advantage and improve profitability through better understanding of supply-side industry dynamics, competitive landscape, and demand side ecosystem.

Ravi has over 12 years of experience in market research and consulting. Prior to joining IDC Asia/Pacific, he worked at IDC India as a senior manager in consulting practice. In this role, Ravi was responsible for business development, identification and growth of new consulting services, client relationship management, market analysis, and project delivery. Before that, he was a research director with IPSOS India in the loyalty, Media CT and Public Affair division.

Ravi holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Marketing) with first class distinction from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad and Bachelor of Technology from Rajasthan, India.