Sarvam AI Names Ex-Google Cloud India MD as President
Sarvam AI appoints former Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar Sreedharan as President, Chief Business Officer and board member.
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Sarvam AI, a Bengaluru-based sovereign AI company, has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and Chief Business Officer (CBO) and a member of its board of directors.
Sreedharan will lead Sarvam’s business across enterprises and government and expand its work with digital-native companies, developers, and partners. He will also oversee marketing, finance, forward deployed engineering, service delivery, and commercial operations.
He has more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry. He joined Google Cloud in September 2023 as Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific as MD of Google Cloud India in July 2025, succeeding Bikram Singh Bedi. He previously led Microsoft India’s enterprise business for over five years.
Sarvam said it holds that enterprises should own their AI, with data, models, and agents staying in-house, along with the value they create.
“India should be a maker of the intelligence the world runs on. For me, joining Sarvam is a commitment to that opportunity,” said Sashikumar Sreedharan.
Sarvam AI, a Bengaluru-based sovereign AI company, has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and Chief Business Officer (CBO) and a member of its board of directors.
Sreedharan will lead Sarvam’s business across enterprises and government and expand its work with digital-native companies, developers, and partners. He will also oversee marketing, finance, forward deployed engineering, service delivery, and commercial operations.
He has more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry. He joined Google Cloud in September 2023 as Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific as MD of Google Cloud India in July 2025, succeeding Bikram Singh Bedi. He previously led Microsoft India’s enterprise business for over five years.
Sarvam said it holds that enterprises should own their AI, with data, models, and agents staying in-house, along with the value they create.
“India should be a maker of the intelligence the world runs on. For me, joining Sarvam is a commitment to that opportunity,” said Sashikumar Sreedharan.
