Imran Sayeed

Imran Sayeed is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and serves as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for NTT Data, Inc., part of the NTT Group. He leads technology strategy for NTT Data and previously held executive roles at Keane and his own firms netNumina and Open Environment. He teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at MIT Sloan and founded OPEN, a global leadership organization with 5,000 members. Sayeed holds an engineering degree from Brown University and post-graduate work in business from Harvard.

• Education: Brown University (Engineering); Harvard University (Business/Marketing/Product Development)

His research focuses on entrepreneurship ecosystems, technology strategy, and scaling innovations. Notable achievements include a patent in internet technology with Citibank and recognition as a Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader (2013).

Leadership highlights include growing startups to IPO scale (Open Environment) and building a 7,000-person consulting division at Keane. He actively advises on global technology trends through his academic and industry roles.