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Experience that builds. Expertise that creates value.

GCC Ventures India brings together a growing network of experienced operators, domain specialists and industry practitioners. Featured below are some of the practitioners currently contributing to the platform.

Sanjeev Sharma

Sanjeev Sharma

GCC, GBS & Global Operations Transformation

Sanjeev Sharma is a global operations and transformation leader with 20+ years of experience across GCC/GBS, Finance and Business Operations, Shared Services and enterprise transformation.

Sanjeev's career combines operating leadership with governance, operating-model transformation, service delivery and technology-enabled change, developed across complex multinational and cross-cultural environments.

With an international foundation that began in the Merchant Navy and continued through long tenures with Oracle and Cargill, Sanjeev brings distinctive experience across Japan, APAC and Europe, together with multilingual capability and a strong understanding of global business cultures.

At GCC Ventures India, Sanjeev brings the operating and transformation lens, connecting global business requirements with capability strategy, operating models, technology and scalable execution.

Core Expertise

  • ✓ GCC & GBS
  • ✓ Global Operations
  • ✓ Finance & Business Operations
  • ✓ Shared Services & Service Delivery
  • ✓ Operating Models & Governance
  • ✓ ERP, Digital & Technology Enablement
  • ✓ Transformation & Capability Building
Nagaraj

Nagaraj Nayak

Ventures, Growth & Value Creation

Nagaraj is a venture growth and value-creation practitioner with extensive experience building, scaling and transitioning technology-led businesses.

Nagaraj's experience spans venture building, growth strategy, product development, global talent scaling, M&A, acquisitions, board-level engagement and strategic exits, bringing together operating and transaction perspectives.

Across the career journey, Nagaraj has worked on scaling technology ventures, global capability and talent models, acquisitions and business transitions, developing a practical understanding of what makes businesses scalable, strategically attractive and transaction-ready.

At GCC Ventures India, Nagaraj brings the venture and value-creation lens, helping identify opportunities, shape scalable business models, strengthen growth pathways and evaluate strategic outcomes as ventures and capabilities mature.

Core Expertise

  • ✓ Venture Building
  • ✓ Growth Strategy
  • ✓ M&A & Transactions
  • ✓ Business Scaling
  • ✓ Strategic Value Creation
  • ✓ Transaction & Exit Readiness
Jacob Koithra

Jacob Koithra

Cybersecurity, Governance & Capability

Jacob brings 20+ years of global experience across cybersecurity, enterprise transformation and complex program leadership, with experience across multiple industries and global operating environments.

Jacob's experience spans CISO advisory, cybersecurity governance, Cloud and SASE, Zero Trust, Identity and Access Management, data security, SOC transformation, portfolio and program management, GTM, pre-sales and commercial leadership.

Jacob combines cybersecurity domain expertise with governance, program execution and commercial perspective, helping translate business requirements into scalable and governed capabilities.

At GCC Ventures India, Jacob contributes cybersecurity expertise, governance discipline, customer insight and capability-building experience, helping connect market opportunities with the right expertise, frameworks and execution capabilities.

Core Expertise

  • ✓ Cybersecurity & CISO Advisory
  • ✓ Cyber Governance & Risk
  • ✓ Portfolio & Program Governance
  • ✓ Cloud, SASE & Zero Trust
  • ✓ Identity & Access Management
  • ✓ GTM & Capability Building
Rajesh Gheware

Rajesh Gheware

Enterprise AI, Architecture & Technology Transformation

Rajesh Gheware is an enterprise technology and architecture practitioner with 25+ years of experience building and enabling enterprise-scale platforms across global organizations.

Rajesh's experience spans enterprise architecture, Agentic AI, cloud-native technologies, DevOps and technology modernization, combining deep engineering expertise with a practical understanding of complex enterprise environments. His career includes architecture and technology leadership experience across global financial institutions, alongside current work building AI-enabled systems and capabilities.

Across his career, Rajesh has worked on enterprise platforms spanning payments, financial services and technology architecture, and today works extensively across AI agents, RAG, Kubernetes, cloud-native engineering and modern DevOps practices.

At GCC Ventures India, Rajesh brings the technology and AI lens, helping connect business requirements with enterprise architecture, emerging AI capabilities, modern technology platforms and scalable execution.

Core Expertise

  • ✓ Enterprise AI & Agentic Systems
  • ✓ Enterprise Architecture
  • ✓ Cloud & DevOps
  • ✓ Technology Modernization
  • ✓ AI-Enabled Engineering
  • ✓ Technology Capability Building

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