Sumit Sethi — CTO
I’m a product, engineering, and AI leader with 21+ years of experience building and scaling global technology platforms across both enterprise and zero-to-one startup environments. My core strength lies in operating at the intersection of deep engineering and strategic leadership — acting as a principal architect and hands-on technical leader while also shaping product vision, engineering strategy, and organizational scale. I’ve led and built multiple large-scale SaaS and PaaS platforms from concept to global production, and more recently, designed AI-native systems leveraging GenAI, LLMs, agentic architectures, and large-scale data platforms. I partner closely with founders, C-suite leaders, and product teams to translate business problems into scalable, future-ready technology platforms. My work spans system architecture, distributed systems, data engineering, AI/ML platforms, cloud-native infrastructure, and high-performance engineering organizations. Over the last decade, I’ve worked deeply in Life Sciences, Pharma, and Healthcare, delivering mission-critical platforms in Pharmacovigilance, Patient Safety, and Direct-to-Patient solutions in highly regulated environments. I’ve also led product and engineering initiatives across finance and manufacturing automation, delivering enterprise-grade platforms for Fortune 500 clients. I’ve built and led globally distributed engineering teams of 300+, managed $10M+ annual technology budgets, and driven large-scale digital transformation, platform modernization, and AI adoption with measurable business impact. I’m particularly interested in building and advising on: - AI-native products and platforms - GenAI, agentic systems, and applied AI in real-world workflows - Zero-to-one and zero-to-scale platform engineering - Technology strategy, architecture, and engineering leadership
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Healthcare technology leader with expertise in AI and engineering strategy.
Experience: 20 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Ai-native Platforms
- Architecture
- Product Development
- Leadership
Career Highlights
- 21+ years in product and engineering leadership.
- Expert in AI-native platforms and large-scale SaaS solutions.
- Led globally distributed teams of 300+ engineers.
Work Experience
Stealth AI Startup
VP of Engineering & India Head (1 yr 1 mo)
IQVIA
Senior Director of Engineering, Integrated Health Practice (2 yrs 3 mos)
Senior Director Of Engineering, IQVIA Vigilance Platform (1 yr 7 mos)
Director of Engineering, Patient Safety & Regulatory tech (2 yrs 9 mos)
Associate Director - Head Engineering India (1 yr)
Foresight Group International (Acquired by IQVIA)
Associate Director - Engineering (5 mos)
Sr. Principal Consultant / Sr. Engineering Manager (2 yrs 8 mos)
Publicis Sapient
Manager/Specialist Platform (4 mos)
Sr. Associate Platform 2 (2 yrs 7 mos)
Intel
Senior Software Engineer (3 yrs 1 mo)
SAP
Senior Consultant (1 mo)
Consultant (1 yr 7 mos)
Infosys
Software Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)
Education
Product Strategy at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking at Emeritus
B.E at Maharshi Dayanand University
