Dr. Subroto Bhattacharya is a Certified Executive Consultant and IT Architect at IBM Global Business Services (GBS) and a Certified Distinguished IT Architect from The Open Group. He has 16-plus years’ experience in architecting complex systems for the telecommunications and distribution industries, evaluating the impact of technologies on businesses to reduce cost and improve new product development, as well as performing risk and feasibility analysis of projects. Prior to joining IBM, Dr. Bhattacharya worked at ABB for eight years in the energy and utilities field.