Harish A N

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India32 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over $100M savings achieved at HP Inc.
  • Led enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives.
  • Mentors startup founders on technology strategy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and technology transformation leader with extensive experience in operational excellence.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyOperations Management

Other Skills

Business AnalysisOrganizational DevelopmentExecutive CoachingService DeliveryService Delivery ManagementPre-salesBusiness DevelopmentIT Service ManagementManagementOutsourcingVendor ManagementIT OperationsIT StrategyIT ManagementITIL

About

Harish A N is a technology and business transformation leader with over 35 years of experience driving large-scale change, operational excellence, and growth across global technology organizations including Wipro, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft India, and HP Inc. Currently part of the leadership team at Cubic Logics, a Microsoft ecosystem SaaS company, he focuses on scaling technology-led operations, strengthening platform adoption, and building resilient, scalable SaaS capabilities that enable sustainable business growth. Across his career, Harish has led enterprise-wide digital transformation and organizational change initiatives across APJ, supported complex M&A integrations, built and scaled high-performing global teams, and delivered significant business impact, including leading a cost optimization program that achieved over $100M in savings at HP Inc. He actively mentors startup founders and senior professionals on technology strategy, operational scale, building sustainable SaaS models, and evolving into effective leaders during growth transitions. Beyond technology and business, Harish is a strong advocate of human-centered leadership. He believes that lasting transformation is driven by empathy, self-awareness, and strong human connections. Through his thought leadership posts, he shares reflections on leadership, mindset, stress, relationships, and the life lessons that help professionals grow not just in their careers, but in life. Harish brings a unique blend of enterprise technology leadership, SaaS scaling experience, strategic execution, and a people-first philosophy, helping organizations scale while enabling individuals to thrive. Education: Master’s in IT Services Management (University at Buffalo) | Executive Program, Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Experience

32 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
11 mos
Current Experience

Cubic logics (apps365.com)

Vice President Operations

May 2025Present · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Cubic Logics has built some incredible products and serves a strong customer base across the USA, Canada, MEA, and India. As the company enters a high-growth phase, I’m thrilled to offer my experience drawn from decades in both corporate leadership and startup environments, to strengthen entire operations and help scale the organization to its next level of growth.
Business StrategyBusiness AnalysisOperations Management

Ceiyone

Strategic Advisor

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Theracues

Chief Operating Officer

Apr 2023Nov 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Kgs software products and services pvt ltd

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Jul 2021Mar 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Grownxt - executive coaching and consulting

Founder Director "GrowNxt - Leadership Coaching and Consulting"

Nov 2020Feb 2026 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Through GrowNxt, I support senior and mid-level professionals who feel stuck, uncertain, or at a crossroads in their careers. After 35+ years of professional experience, my intention is to share practical insights, offer clarity, and help leaders rediscover direction, confidence, and their true potential.
  • This initiative is both a giving-back journey and a deeply personal one. I offer a mix of pro-bono and paid coaching, not just as a service, but as a way to support those who need a sounding board, and to find meaning and fulfillment by helping others move forward.

Hp

2 roles

Head - Strategy, Planning and Implementation

Promoted

Jun 2014Nov 2020 · 6 yrs 5 mos

  • I manage the entire short, medium and long term planning for $600 M Warranty and Services P & L, work in Tandem with various internal stake holders, owning the design, cadence and implementation of the Plan of record. In this role, me and my team own the project cadences across WW/Region/Country and drive the financial and operational results across all BUs as well as support the Countries on their Gross Spend plans. This role is a bridge between between Finance, Operations and WW partners on all P&L based initiatives.
  • Currently managing a project on Omni Channel Strategy, comparing the Best in class with HPI as a part of my Leadership program in Stanford School of Business

Regional PMO Lead (APJ)

Dec 2010Nov 2020 · 9 yrs 11 mos

  • Leading a PMO which manages close to 80 Internal Projects cutting across the entire organisation and deals with reducing Warranty cost and improving Services business profitability

Microsoft

Support Practice Manager

Feb 2005Dec 2010 · 5 yrs 10 mos

  • Lead their Premier Support Practice.
  • Built & maintained productive business relationship with key decision makers across top client and partner organizations for effectively closing identified business deals
  • Focused on enhancing business by generating leads, renewing contracts as well as reengineering / optimizing revenue
  • Collaborated with the sales account teams in managing presales, developing new service offerings and proposals aimed at accomplishing business targets

Compaq computer corporation

Regional Delivery Manager

Jan 2001Feb 2005 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Responsible for End to end Support delivery for South India for both Value and Volume Products

Wipro limited

Area Support Manager

Aug 1995Dec 2000 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Computer garage

Customer support specialist

Apr 1992Aug 1995 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Building Innovative Leaders

Jan 2015Jan 2016

University at Buffalo

Master of Science — IT services

Jan 2011Jan 2013

Amrita School of Business - Bangalore

EMBA — General Management

Jan 2011Jan 2013

Grow More Avenues

Executiv — Professional Coaching

Jan 2020Present

University at Buffalo

Master of Science - MS — Management of IT Services

Jun 2012Present

University at Buffalo

Master of Science - MS

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