Background

Kaushik has the experience of working at the intersection of technology, analytics, and marketing globally for around 25 years. He has had leadership roles across shores & has built high-performance teams in such domains as Data Science, Modeling & Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Market Research. His areas of expertise range in providing Analytic and Big Data Solutions addressing Risk Management and Actuarial Pricing, Customer Experience Mapping, Lead Optimization, Customer Churn, and Agent/SalesForce Optimization. Before his current stint at Smartsheet, Kaushik was most recently at Microsoft where he was leading a data science practice for their Enterprise Business. He was also instrumental in setting up data science practices at AXA Business Services and Fidelity Investments and worked in leadership roles in various organizations such as Intel, IBM, and HCL Infosystems. He holds a Doctorate in Marketing from the US and has published in international marketing and analytics conferences and journals including the American Marketing Association, Academy of Marketing Science, and Decision Sciences Institute, among various other international journals. Kaushik is also a sought-after public speaker and has delivered keynotes at Indian industry bodies like NASSCOM and several thought leadership forums.