About

The career, the craft, and the throughline.

Two decades in enterprise technology. 8 published books, 1 more on the way. One way of paying attention.

Sandeep Jain portrait
Journey

Hello, I'm Sandeep.

I've spent the last 2 decades inside the engine room of enterprise technology — selling and shaping digital transformation, AI, and cybersecurity strategy for Fortune 500 companies across India, the UK, and Europe. I currently lead Digital Transformation & Partnerships at Adani Enterprises, where I define go-to-market strategy for AI/ML portfolios and work directly with CxOs on GenAI adoption and Zero Trust architecture.

That's the career. The craft is quieter: The Alchemist Triangle, a science-mystery thriller about three friends and a centuries-old secret; Manzile - Ek Khwahish, a Hindi poetry collection written with my co-author, exploring love, ambition, and effort; and The Whitefield Breach, a CBI Cyber Cell tech-thriller about how easily the most trusted person in the room can become the most dangerous; and The Ashvin Heirs Saga, a mythological epic reimagining of the Mahabharata now two books deep — The Ashvin Heirs and Twins of Dharma, each published in English and Hindi — all under my own imprint, Sandeep Jain Global Publications, alongside one forthcoming title.

I don't think of these as separate lives. Strategy work trains you to find structure in noise. Fiction and poetry ask the same question from the other direction — what's the story underneath the facts? Both, done honestly, are a form of paying attention.

Mission & Values

What Drives the Work

Three things that show up the same way in a boardroom and on a blank page.

Clarity

A transformation program and a chapter fail for the same reason: too much left implied. I'd rather say the true, specific thing plainly than the impressive thing vaguely — in a client deck or on the page.

Curiosity

Two decades in enterprise tech means constantly learning a new platform, a new domain, a new way a business actually makes money. That same restlessness is what sends me looking for the next story worth telling.

Discipline

Neither a certification nor a manuscript gets finished by inspiration alone. Both get finished by showing up on the days it isn't fun — early mornings, layovers, the last hour before the house goes quiet.

Career Timeline

2 Decades, Five Companies, Three Continents

Head, Digital Transformation & Partnership
Adani Enterprises Limited · Ahmedabad
August 2023 — Present
Defined and implemented Go-To-Market strategy for the AI/ML portfolio; cultivated C-suite engagements across Energy and Manufacturing; achieved 150% quota attainment in FY24.
Senior Specialist, Business Development
LTIMindtree · Pune
May 2021 — August 2023
Sold Data Analytics, AI/ML, and Cybersecurity solutions; grew partner-generated pipeline by 200% and enabled $5M in co-sell revenue with AWS and Microsoft.
Senior Alliance Manager
Tech Mahindra · Mumbai
May 2019 — April 2021
Built co-sell business plans with AWS, Microsoft, Snowflake, Databricks and others; directly managed and mentored a team of 5 Alliance Managers and 3 Inside Sales Reps to 100% team quota attainment.
Regional Sales Manager
Wipro Limited · Ahmedabad
July 2018 — May 2019
Oversaw Cloud and Infrastructure Managed Services sales across India; established Program Governance standards, achieving 100% annual growth for the regional unit.
Business Development Manager
Tata Consultancy Services · London
April 2014 — July 2018
Achieved 120% YoY revenue growth for the IBM/Red Hat partnership portfolio across the UK and Europe; mentored a pipeline of 500+ future sales leaders across US, UK & Europe regions.
Global Alliances Manager & Presales Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services · India
November 2007 — March 2014
A decade at TCS spanning global alliances, presales consulting on cloud and big data, and technical solution architecture for enterprise clients.
Assistant Professor
Mohanlal Sukhadia University · Udaipur
June 2007 — November 2007
Mentored and coached B.Sc. students across multiple subjects — an early chapter in a career that has always circled back to teaching and mentoring.
Education & Recognition

Learning, Certifications & Honors

Education

  • INSEAD — Certification, Generative AI & Blockchain (2025)
  • Harvard University — Certification, Data Science: Machine Learning (2023)
  • Indian Institute of Management Bangalore — Certification, Strategic Management (2021)
  • Pacific University Udaipur — M.Tech, Computer Science (2011–2013)
  • Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies — Master's, Operations Management (2009–2011)

Honors & Awards

  • Next100 Future CIO of India 2026 — ET Edge, The Times Group & CIO&Leader, August 2026
  • Best Leadership & Emerging Author Award — Scientific International Publishing House (SIPH), February 2025
  • Early Adopter Recognition — Clever Fox Publishing, December 2024 (10-copy sales milestone for The Alchemist Triangle)
  • TCS Brand Ambassador, UK/Europe
  • Customer Appreciation Award
  • Initial Learning Program Kudos Champion

Professional Publications

  • "Securing Communications in Cloud Computing Model"
  • "Cloud Computing Security Foundation"
Certificate of Recognition, Next100 Future CIO of India 2026, ET Edge and CIO&Leader
Next100 Future CIO of India 2026, ET Edge & CIO&Leader — Aug 2026
Best Leadership and Emerging Author Award certificate, Scientific International Publishing House
Best Leadership & Emerging Author Award, SIPH — Feb 2025
Early Adopter certificate from Clever Fox Publishing
Early Adopter Certificate, Clever Fox Publishing — Dec 2024

Beyond these honors, Sandeep holds 100+ professional certifications across cloud, AI/ML, sales accreditation, and governance — earned over two decades.

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Beyond the Resume

The Personal Side

A few things that don't show up on a résumé or a book jacket.

Running & Fitness

Sandeep Jain at the Adani Ahmedabad Marathon
Finisher, Adani Ahmedabad Marathon — 10K, November 2025.
Sandeep Jain at the GSFA Futsal Club Championship
At the GSFA Futsal Club Championship, 2025.

I started running for the most ordinary reason — a way to clear my head between back-to-back calls — and it turned into something I genuinely look forward to. There's a particular kind of quiet on a race morning, before the crowd starts moving, that I don't get anywhere else in the week. Marathons also scratch the same itch as a long writing project: nobody finishes either one on a good mood alone. You train in the weeks nobody's watching, you hit a wall somewhere past the halfway point, and you finish anyway because you told yourself you would. That's a lesson I keep relearning, on the road and on the page.

On the Road

Sandeep Jain with his Royal Enfield motorcycle on a Ladakh road trip, mountains in the background
On a Royal Enfield through Ladakh.
Sandeep Jain riding a Royal Enfield Classic motorcycle
Weekend ride on the Royal Enfield Classic.

The other place I find that same quiet is on a motorcycle. A long ride up to Ladakh strips things down to essentials — the road, the altitude, the next town on the map — in a way that's oddly restorative after a stretch of back-to-back meetings. It's the same reset button as a race morning, just with better scenery.

Family & Friends

Sandeep Jain with family at a festive celebration
With family at a celebration.
Sandeep Jain with a group at a community pickleball event
Pickleball evenings with the local community.

More family, travel, and friends photos are in the Gallery.

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