Bharat is a Senior Director, and heads Advanced Analytics Office at Western Digital in India, worlds iconic data storage company. With 22 years of global experience, he specializes in driving digital transformation through cutting-edge technologies, particularly in Fourth Industrial Revolution, to enhance enterprise business value. Bharat leads teams in AI/ML, Operations Research, Digital Twin, and Big Data platforms across 12 industrial size factories in core manufacturing & enterprise solutions. His contributions have earned him recognition as one of the top 100 influential analytics leaders in India for 2022. Bharat holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Rourkela and a Master of Science in Data Science from Northwestern University