Somashekhar Tippimath has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, currently serving as Vice President at Vodafone Idea Limited since September 2018. Prior to this role, Somashekhar held the position of General Manager at Vodafone India from March 2009 to September 2018, focusing on service delivery for fixed line business services. Additional experience includes program management at Aperto Networks and Sasken Network Engineering Limited, along with managerial roles at spice Telecom and BPL Cellular Limited. Somashekhar Tippimath holds a degree from Karnatak University, attended from 1991 to 1995, and completed education at Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Vidya Kendra from 1985 to 1989.