Rahul Sharma has been appointed as the Managing Director for Google Cloud’s Public Sector division in the Asia Pacific region. In this role, he will lead initiatives aimed at collaborating with governmental and educational institutions to advance their digital agendas. This strategic move reflects Google Cloud’s commitment to supporting public sector entities in modernizing operations, utilizing Cloud and AI capabilities to provide citizen-focused digital services and enhance cybersecurity measures on a large scale. Based in Singapore, Sharma will report directly to Karan Bajwa, Vice President of Google Cloud for the Asia Pacific region.
Karan Bajwa, Vice President of Google Cloud in Asia Pacific, emphasized the pivotal moment the industry is experiencing with AI, highlighting Google Cloud’s efforts to deliver AI benefits to government, healthcare, and education sectors through top-notch technology and extensive experience in supporting skilling initiatives at scale. Bajwa expressed confidence in Sharma’s leadership, anticipating increased collaboration with regional governments to advance their digital agendas.
Bringing nearly three decades of experience to his new role, Rahul Sharma has held regional leadership positions at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector business for Asia Pacific, AWS India, and IBM. Sharma’s background includes advocating for technology-driven positive change, notably through involvement in industry organizations like NASSCOM, where he played a crucial role in developing the National COVID response platform and enhancing the skill set of the Indian IT workforce. He also served as Chair of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) IT & ITES Council from 2022 to 2023.
Rahul Sharma expressed enthusiasm about joining Google Cloud and leveraging its unique capabilities to drive progress in the tech-enabled public sector across the Asia Pacific region. He highlighted Google Cloud’s strengths across infrastructure, data, AI, security, communication, and collaboration, emphasizing their critical role in enabling public sector organizations to digitalize their operations effectively. Sharma looks forward to contributing to Google Cloud’s mission of helping governments achieve their objectives through innovative solutions.
