Hi, I’m Rohan

Rohan Sharma is an award-winning technology executive and
TEDx speaker who has led AI products and digital transformations at Apple, Disney, and Fortune 100s.Rohan advises Boards &  Executive Committees on capital allocation & regulatory risk implication. He is a Stanford Seed strategy consultant and advisory board member at Frost & Sullivan and Contact Center Expo.

Currently a Consumer Data & Analytics leader at Mattel, he serves as an Industry Fellow at IE Business School and strategic advisor to UCLA Anderson school of Management. He also mentors at Techstars and UC San Diego School of Management and serves on HBR advisory council and Forbes business council. He is also a U.S. participant in OECD.AI multilateral discussions on AI risk and accountability across G7/G20 economies, contributing to cross-border dialogue on trustworthy AI and governance interoperability.

His 2nd book “AI and the Boardroom” (Springer Nature) is a widely cited work on AI governance referenced in peer-reviewed and institutional publications including Nature, NATO, Google DeepMind, Emerald, Taylor & Francis, and ACM publications.His work has also appeared through the World Economic Forum Agenda platform and ACM policy and technical forums, including references connected to the ACM TechBriefs ecosystem on emerging AI governance and software development risks.

Rohan’s governance authority extends to the highest levels of federal and public policy. He serves as a U.S. Fulbright Specialist and a Commissioner for the Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District. Rohan is also a U.S. Delegate to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) SC 42, where he architects the  global standards for AI that define market access. A formally vetted authority, his technical guidance on algorithmic liability was entered into the U.S. Congressional Record by Rep. Darrell Issa and he has provided testimony to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. He serves as an Aspen Institute Civic AI Leader, a member of the ACM Technology Policy Committee (Law Subcommittee), and a Fortune 500 Risk Executive, operationalizing these mandates at billion-dollar scale

A USC-trained engineering leader and author of “Minds
of Machines,” Rohan speaks globally on AI transformation, digital
leadership, customer experience and Analytics at prestigious C-suite forums.

Key Accomplishments of Rohan Sharma

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀:

•Advisory Board Member: Frost & Sullivan
•Advisory Board Member: Call & Contact Center Expo
•Strategic Advisor: UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Venture Accelerator
•Advisory Council Member: Harvard Business Review (HBR)
•Council Member: Forbes Business Council
•Council Member: CMO Council

𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:

•UC San Diego Rady School of Management 
•Stanford Seed Strategy Consultant
•Mentor: Techstars 

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽:

•TEDx Claremont speaker on leadership
•TEDx Yale speaker
• The Atlantic CEO Summit & premier executive conferences

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

•AI & Boardroom ( Published by Springer Nature)
Book reviewed by prestigious Institute of Directors, India in Directors Today magazine

•Minds of Machines

𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 & 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
•WLDA Rising AI & Data Leaders- Finalist

𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

•Wharton Executive Education- M&A and Corporate Development
•Kellogg Business School Executive Education- Marketing
• UCLA -Six Sigma Green Belt
•USC trained engineering leader
•Holds numerous industry-leading certification

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Rohan currently resides in San Diego, California, with his wife and son.