Prasad Adavadkar

Prasad Adavadkar has over 25 years of experience in the digital and marketing industry. Prasad is currently working as the Associate Vice President - Business Solutions at Indegene, where they partner with global pharma companies to deliver future-ready business solutions and drive customer insights and engagement. Prior to this, they worked at ZS Associates as an Associate Partner - Digital | Customer Centric Marketing, where they led digital transformation and customer-centric marketing initiatives for global life sciences firms. Prasad also served as the Director - Digital Strategy and Transformation at Cognizant, where they focused on helping brands achieve business results through digital strategy and innovative platform-as-a-service solutions. Before that, they held various roles at Cognizant, including Sr. Account Manager, where they managed strategic projects and implemented business-technology solutions for major bio-pharma companies. Prasad started their career at Accelya Kale Solutions Limited, where they led product development and lifecycle management for the airline industry. Throughout their career, Prasad has demonstrated expertise in digital strategy, marketing technology, advanced analytics, and customer engagement.

Prasad Adavadkar holds an MBA in Marketing and eBusiness Management from the University of Southern Queensland. Prasad also completed a Mini MBA in Digital Marketing from Rutgers University. In addition, Prasad has a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Furthermore, Prasad has obtained multiple certifications including the Certified SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager from Scaled Agile, Inc. in February 2021, the Content Strategy for Professionals Specialization from Northwestern University Medill School in November 2020, the Executive Data Science Specialization from The Johns Hopkins University in May 2020, and finally, "An Introduction to Marketing" from The Wharton School in December 2014.