Vinay Nichani

SVP, Head of Sales & Solutions Ntt Data Group

Vinay Nichani is Senior Vice President and Global Head of Sales, Solutions, and Alliances for NTT Data's $6B Technology Solutions Business. He leads a global organization of 3,000 people focused on nonlinear sales growth through acceleration of client outcomes around AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure modernization focused on the financial, manufacturing, healthcare and public sector verticals. He also owns the alliance growth strategy with strategic vendors targeting incremental and profitable growth with key clients and markets around the world. Previously, Vinay was the Global Sales Leader for Cisco's Software business, where he grew Cisco Software Buying Program bookings from $800m to $8.6B in 5 years, through the sale of Cisco Software Solutions to a wide range of organizations in the Enterprise and SP markets. He is formerly a CCIE, has received his Bachelor's degree in Engineering from UCLA, and his MBA from USC. He is active in the community, serving on the board of First Tee OC. He lives in Irvine with his wife Sharan, and his 14 year old daughter and 5 year old son.