As the CEO of TASK, his major role is democratising opportunities thru a 3 pronged approach of skilling for employability for the youth of Telangana, providing the right ready and trained manpower to the industry as when where they want them while creating an innovation and entrepreneurship mindset under the Department of ITE&C, Government of Telangana. He has been responsible for onboarding Govt. degree colleges and polytechnics, multiple industry partners as well enhanced the offerings at TASK. his priority has been to increase focus on the rural areas of the state as well as to promote skilling and placement of girls and the underserved communities.  

An ex Executive Council Member for Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, one of India’s Leading Technical University. He is a Member of AVGC Sub Task Force for skills. He is also a Committee Member of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), CII and Telangana SSEDC.  

An eminent speaker at national and international forums, where he is a thought leader on new education and skills models, emerging technologies, and future jobs.  

Prior to joining TASK, he was the CEO of NASSCOM Foundation, the social development arm of the Indian IT-BPM industry body – NASSCOM, where he led the ‘tech 4 good’ movement in the country for little over 4 years. Prior to joining NASSCOM Foundation, he was based out of Malaysia, working as Head Corporate learning, APAC and MENA, at GlobalNxt University (formerly U21Global), a leading Online Graduate School, helping thousands of people working in corporates across the Asia-Pacific, Middle-East and North African regions with limited or no access to good quality academic opportunities. 

Through his unique perspective and diverse and rich experience spanning over 38+ years, he helped take NASSCOM Foundation to newer heights and helped create much larger impact. He has also been championing the cause of collaborative CSR, where corporates can join hands for a common cause, with government and non-government entities to solve social issues and create large scale impact. As a respected leader in the space, 

A student of Computer Applications & Physics from Delhi university, earlier in his career, Shrikant has played a pivotal role in the success of APTECH  in India, in Latin America & the Middle East.