Saker Ghani

Saker Ghani has a long and varied work experience. Saker began their career in 1995 as a Software Engineer for Greenleaf Medical Systems and then moved on to Apple in 1996 as a Software Engineer for Products and Systems. In 2004, they became a Technical Product Manager for www.yahoo.com. In 2006, they joined KPMG as a Director for the Financial Services CIO Advisory and Google Enterprise Search Practice, where they were responsible for business development, engagement delivery, and practice management. In 2009, they moved back to PwC as the Director of the US Innovation Office. In 2013, they became the Global Innovation Leader at PwC. In 2018, they joined SureCash as the Chief Product Officer. In 2020, they began working at Hitachi Vantara as the Global FS New Ventures Leader, where they focused on strategic technologies such as AI, intelligent automation, "dark data", and IoT. Finally, in 2022, they became the Chief Growth Officer at NewPage Solutions.

Saker Ghani's education history includes a B.A. in Computer Science and Music from Hampshire College (1991-1995), a Lemelson Research Fellowship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1994-1995) in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, an Executive Program from Harvard Business School Executive Education (2008-2009) in Business Strategy, and a Six Sigma Green Belt from ICP International (2007).