Ash Sharma

Ash Sharma has over 30 years of work experience in various industries. Ash began their career in the music industry as a North India A&R Assistant Recording Manager. Ash then worked for American Express as an Onsite Supervisor for 13 years. After that, they held positions at Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Internet Appliances, and Sanmina as Director of Corporate Travel Operations, Director of Marketing & Sales - APAC, and Corporate Material Manager respectively. Ash also worked at Silera Corporation as a Senior Director of Product Development & Fulfillment. At Sanmina-SCI, they were a Global Commodity Manager (Quotations). Ash Sharma then moved on to Palm Inc. as a Senior Corporate In-Direct Procurement Manager before joining Kaiser Permanente as a Senior Sourcing Manager. Currently, they serve as the Vice President - Global Suppliers Management (GSM) Head of Capital Equipment Supply Chain at Sanmina. In this role, they manage and oversees supply chain and procurement activities for Global Capital Equipment, which includes managing $550 million of Capital Equipment and $800 million+ of Indirect spend across multiple countries and industries.

Ash Sharma completed their education with the following degrees:

- MBA in Marketing, Strategy & Technology from the University of Phoenix (1989-1992)

- M.A in English Literature from Meerut University, India (1974-1976)

- B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Punjabi University (1971-1975)

- Bachelor of Indian Music in Indian Classical Vocal Music from Pracheen Kala Kendra (1971-1973)