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Sahil Gupta

Edison,NJ

Summary

Seasoned Technology Executive, Mentor and Board Advisor with over 24 years of experience and Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions, execute complex projects, and driving business growth. Skilled in technology strategy development that aligns with business success goals, software development, cybersecurity, and IT operations. Looking for opportunities to bring about true digital transformation that can setup a business for long term sustenance and accelerated growth.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

CTO & Co-Founder

Planet9Studio
01.2023 - Current
  • Set-Up the business from the ground up (bank accounts, expense/reimbursement systems etc.)
  • Worked on market definition, customer identification and defining the product prototype and roadmap
  • Evaluated cutting edge technologies in a hands-on fashion (AI/ML, Blockchain, Sensor Research etc.) o Wrote a CNN using Python to generate a model for detecting emotions using facial expressions
  • Planned budgets for building and scaling up the technology team for the future • Built the long term Technology Architecture for Planet9Studio

SVP, Head of Application Development (+Data Engg.)

National Basketball Association
03.2019 - 12.2022
  • Developed and implemented transformational strategies and policies in collaboration with other executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
  • Rebuilt/Scaled the Department from a 20 member team to a 150+ member team within 24 months of joining
  • Introduced Processes, Tools and Automation to provide better governance, sustained growth and accelerated innovation across the organization
  • Helped Establish a 5 year strategic partnership between MS and NBA which includes the migration of our Applications and Data into the MS Azure Cloud
  • Introduced Platform Capabilities (Feature as a Service) with "Services First" as a key part of the Technology Strategy
  • Brought Customer/Fan Centricity to building Applications and helped drive a Data Driven DNA, especially around the NextGen product initiative
  • Re-Imagined Basketball Refereeing with a ground breaking Refereeing platform which won a leading Industry Innovation Award
  • Through Acquisitions and Partnerships, built a more resilient IT Ecosystem
  • Formed the EDA Council that built the EDA (Enterprise Data Architecture) for the NBA; Implemented the EDA in MS Azure to bring all fan, customer and enterprise data in one master data lake; Prototyped the use of Graph Databases

CTO, HLRP

Wolters Kluwer
08.2013 - 03.2019
  • Grew Revenue from 300 mm to around 700 mm through organic and inorganic growth (1 merger, 3 acquisitions)
  • Merged 3 new large, geo distributed businesses to follow a consistent development methodology while managing between 600-700 team members globally
  • Improved Adoption of Digital Portfolio (58 to 74%) while helping stem the print decline; Digital:Print transformation ratio of 1.066
  • Introduced WKH’s first Deep Learning (AI) based Pharmacovigilance product in the market
  • Re-Architected and moved the most important product from On Prem to the MS Cloud (Azure)
  • Helped move the Nursing Education portfolio from #3 to #1 in the market

CTO, WBMS

LEXISNEXIS
08.2011 - 08.2013
  • Successful Exit through the sale of WBMS, LN Business to IBG
  • Optimized the spend of the organization to reduce operational costs and eliminated R&D/Innovation projects hence improving EBITDA projections before the sale
  • Improved Product Service Levels through adoption of technologies to enhance user experience, hence growing base revenue, improving customer retention rate and onboarding new customers
  • Setup an "Automate Everything" culture which led to significant cost reduction in operational procedures as well as accelerated product delivery

Director, Technology

WebMD
06.2001 - 08.2011
  • Rebuilt WebMD Technology from the ground up, and helped increase the revenue from $35 mm to $1.5 bn at exit
  • Grew the team at WebMD from 8 developers to 100+ over the 10 years (managed between 500-600 extended team members)
  • Worked closely with the business to build neo technology products like WebMD Answers (using NLP) or WebMD Communities (Social Graph)
  • Played the role of the Principal Architect at WebMD on CMS, Identity and Search

Education

No Degree - CTO Executive Education

Wharton Business School
Online
06.2022

BBA - Business Administration

Notre Dame College
Cleveland, OH
03.2013

Bachelors of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirapalli
06.1998

Skills

  • Providing Executive Leadership
  • Providing Security Leadership
  • Handling Change Management
  • Starting/Accelerating Digital Transformations
  • Driving Innovation
  • Driving Corporate Alignment
  • Architecture and Services
  • Participating in Mergers & Acquisitions

Additional Information

• Optimistic: A Go-Getter attitude

• Humble: A down-to-earth personality

• Curious: Hands on/Self Learner with a Hunger for learning new ways to do old things

• Passionate: Always looking to build efficiencies in organizations

• Collaborative: Team player at all levels

Timeline

CTO & Co-Founder

Planet9Studio
01.2023 - Current

SVP, Head of Application Development (+Data Engg.)

National Basketball Association
03.2019 - 12.2022

CTO, HLRP

Wolters Kluwer
08.2013 - 03.2019

CTO, WBMS

LEXISNEXIS
08.2011 - 08.2013

Director, Technology

WebMD
06.2001 - 08.2011

No Degree - CTO Executive Education

Wharton Business School

BBA - Business Administration

Notre Dame College

Bachelors of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

National Institute of Technology

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