Siddhartha Paul Tiwari, is a distinguished academic, technology expert, and researcher who has made significant contributions to the fields of education, mobile technology, digital strategies, and information and communications technology. Currently, he is responsible for Google Asia Pacific's Mobile Policy for South East Asia, China, Japan, and Korea. Prior to this, he led Google's global learning and development initiatives from Tokyo. He is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and The Royal Asiatic Society. As an author, he has published 50 papers on the impact of new technologies on society. He has been a pro bono visiting professor at institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the Indian Institute of Management, Indore. More than 40 postgraduate courses have been introduced by him with leading academic institutions and universities in Asia.