Vivek Sharma

Vivek Sharma is a Senior Advisor for AI at Advent International, serves on the boards of Kaiser Permanente and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), and is an adjunct professor of data science at the University of Southern California. He also contributes to Caltech's Innovation Science & Technology (IST) advisory council. His work focuses on leveraging AI, data, and digital transformation to drive business growth and workforce education.

• Co-authored books: C-SPARK and WIREFRAMED
• Published articles in Harvard Business Review and NACD-Directorship

Prior to his academic role, Sharma was CEO and co-founder of InStride, a Los Angeles-based EdTech company, and held senior leadership positions at The Walt Disney Company, Yahoo, and McKinsey & Company. He holds an engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, and an MBA from INSEAD, France.