Bharat Bhushan
Chief Technology Officer / Vice President /Digital Transformation Strategist / Visiting Faculty at XLRI, VGSOM (IIT Kharagpur), IIM Sambalpur
Tata Steel•Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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I am a result-oriented professional with more than 25 years of experience in Business Transformation (Technology, IT and Digital), Strategic Planning, Business Excellence, Program Management, Needs Assessment and Team Building. My core strength is the Domain Knowledge along with the latest technologies and its applications in real scenarios. My education and experience working with leaders and leading organizations has honed my skills in the area of Program Management, Business Turnaround, Advanced Analytics, Cloud Computing, IoT and IIoT, System Dynamics, Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing. The interest in the state-of-the-art technologies especially in the area of Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Computing had been instigated quite early in my career which led to pursue Doctoral Research at University of Sydney, Australia. I have published more than 25 articles in journal and conference proceedings in this field. Some of the research outcome is also part of my book “Data Driven Techniques for Advanced Process Monitoring and Supervision: A System Approach”. I feel previledged to have worked with business leaders across the globe in India, China, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, UK, USA and Canada. I always look forward to share my knowledge and industrial learnings. I am a Visiting Faculty at XLRI, Jamshedpur and IIM Sambalpur and VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur mainly teaching Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Management Information Systems and Machine Learning to Experienced Professionals and MBA students.
Career Timeline
- Tata SteelCurrentDec 2023–Present· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Vice President, Projects, Engineering and Technology, Chief Information OfficerCurrentDec 2023–Present
- Mar 2018–Nov 2023· 5 yrs 8 mos
- Vice President, Chief Technology OfficerApr 2022–Nov 2023
- Chief Technology Officer/General Manager (Projects)Apr 2021–Apr 2022
- Chief Digital Officer/General Manager (Projects)Mar 2018–Apr 2021
- Jun 2017–Feb 2018· 8 mos
- Chief Digital Officer (CDO)/Vice PresidentJun 2017–Feb 2018
- May 2015–Jun 2017· 2 yrs 1 mo
- General ManagerMay 2015–Jun 2017
- Dec 2013–Apr 2015· 1 yr 4 mos
- Senior Manager, Information TechnologyDec 2013–Apr 2015
- 2008–Nov 2013· 5 yrs 10 mos
- Lead - Iron and Steel, Hatch India and Hatch Australia2008–Nov 2013
- Aug 2007–Dec 2007· 4 mos
- Research AssociateAug 2007–Dec 2007
- Mar 2004–Jun 2007· 3 yrs 3 mos
- Reasearcher / Casual AcademicMar 2004–Jun 2007
- Jul 1999–Mar 2004· 4 yrs 8 mos
- Senior Officer; TechnologistJul 1999–Mar 2004
- Jul 1998–Jun 1999· 11 mos
- Intern, Various DepartmentsJul 1998–Jun 1999
Education
Master’s Degree
Management
Indian Institute of Management, RanchiPh. D.
Advanced Data Analytics
University of SydneyM.E.
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Intermediate
Science
Patna University