Tilak Mitra

Tilak Mitra is a Chief Technology Officer at IBM, Global Business Services. Tilak is an IBM Distinguished Engineer, with more than 18 years of industry experience in the field and discipline of IT, with a primary focus on complex systems design, enterprise architectures, applied analytics and optimization, and their collective application primarily in the field of industrial manufacturing, automation, and engineering, among various other adjacent industries. He is an influential technologist, strategist, well-regarded thought leader, and a highly sought-after individual to define and drive multidisciplinary innovations across IBM. As the CTO, Tilak not only drives IBM's technology strategy for the Strategic Solutions portfolio but also spearheads transformative changes in IBM's top clients, developing innovative and new business models to foster their IT transformational programs. Tilak is the co-author of two books--Executing SOA and SOA Governance--and has more than 25 journal publications. He is a passionate sportsperson, captains a champion cricket team in South Florida, and is also a former table tennis (ping pong) champion. He currently lives in sunny South Florida with his wife and son.