Kartik Sakthivel

About Kartik Sakthivel

Professional Background

I have served in the technology industry for 25 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility across a myriad of industries, including telecommunications, education, defense, retail, and financial services.

Serving as a Global Chief Information Officer and a Regional Chief Executive Officer, I am blessed to have the opportunity to serve as an executive that ensures that technology serves as a business enabler. I am most proud of the teams and people that I have had the honor to lead. They are the wind beneath my sails.

I was privileged to be New England (Boston) CIO of the Year runner up in 2022.

TED Talk

I had an amazing experience delivering a TED Talk on why humans need to embrace the digital era with a continually learning mindset at TEDx Portsmouth on September 13th 2019 in Portsmouth, NH.

LINK: Kartik Sakthivel: The Technology Age - Thriving Through Disruption | TED Talk

Education

I love to learn, and I love to continually learn. Most of all, I love to teach what I have learned! Academically, I have a PhD in Computer Science focused on Information Quality with a doctorate dissertation in Artificial Intelligence (AI), a Master's Degree in Computer Information Systems and Information Technology, a Master of Business Administration degree, and a PGM in Information Quality.

Personal Interests

I love being around people - they energize me. I try to spend as much time as I can with my family, but there's never enough time. I am a superfan of Superman and all things DC Comics. Fun fact - I own over 30 Superman t-shirts and about a dozen Batman ones.