Shashank Samant is an executive chairman for Hitachi Digital, chairman of the board for GlobalLogic (a Hitachi Group Company), board member for Hitachi Energy, and strategic advisor for Hitachi Ltd. Digital Solutions and Services.Shashank is motivated by applying technology to help create the world the way it should be -- through developing amazing products, intuitive and engaging experiences, and bringing physical and virtual worlds seamlessly together to make the magic happen for millions. After 34+ years in the technology industry across 20+ countries, and building two multi-billion dollar global digital technology service companies, his mission is now to help other CEOs forge their paths to success. Prior to his current strategic advisory, investment, and board roles, Shashank had a 14-year tenure as CEO and president of GlobalLogic, which led to record-breaking exits and strategic acquisitions. Through these roles, he helped Fortune 1000 companies achieve their digital ambitions, ensuring employee engagement toward innovation and digital transformation excellence.Outside of the boardrooms, Shashank focuses his efforts presenting on global digital transformation and innovation, and demonstrating his commitment to society, energy, clean air, and water.He sits on the board of directors of leading public and private companies including Office Depot Corporation, Rackspace Technology, Eureka Forbes, and Cyderes.In addition, Shashank is on the software advisory council of Mercedes-Benz, and sits on the board of governors for UC Irvine's Center for Digital Transformation.Prior to joining GlobalLogic, Shashank was the president of Ness Technologies, where he founded and built their product engineering services business and grew it to a successful IPO on the NASDAQ exchange in 2004. Prior to Ness, Shashank was the general manager for Hewlett-Packard’s Verifone line of business, a global innovator and leader in Point of Sale (POS) and payment technologies.Before Hewlett-Packard, Shashank was instrumental in establishing IBM’s first India-based software engineering lab, helping globalize IBM’s R&D and software engineering. Shashank started his career at Citicorp, where he was part of the core team that developed the FlexCube banking technology that transformed retail banking.