As the Managing Director & Chief Policy Officer, Harish leads Cisco’s strategic engagement with National and State Governments of India on wide range of public policy issues that concerns Cisco in India - as an investor, globalization hub, business unit and as a corporate citizen. Harish leads Corporate Social Responsibility efforts at Cisco India in his capacity as the executive sponsor and Board member, operating at the intersection of India’s societal needs and Cisco’s domain expertise. Harish is based in New Delhi, India and is with Cisco since May 2007.

An industry veteran of more than 30 years, Harish actively participates in public policy forums in India. He is a member of the Governing Council of MAIT; he was also the Vice president of MAIT for 5 years, Chairman of Corporate Social Responsibility committee of American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM), a member of CII’s National Committee on Telecom and member of US India Strategic Partnership Forum’s India Advisory Board. He is also the co-founder of Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI).

From 2003 to 2007, Harish was an Executive in the Governmental Program function of IBM specially focused providing leadership to IBM’s policy engagement with the Government of India on Innovation, Global Resourcing & HR issues. 

Prior to joining IBM, Harish worked for over 11 years with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – India’s Premier Industry organization in a variety of roles. In his last role as CII’s Director for Information Technology, Harish worked with top CEOs of corporate India on issues affecting the IT& BPO industry.