Sharad Sriwastawa

Co-CEO and CTO

Sharad Sriwastawa serves as co-chief executive officer and chief technology officer of Rakuten Mobile. Sharad joined Rakuten Mobile in September 2018 and was appointed Senior Executive Managing Officer for Rakuten Group in April 2022 and President of Rakuten Symphony in 2023, a Rakuten Mobile company spearheading the global adoption of cloud-native Open Radio Access Network infrastructure and services. He was promoted to Senior Managing Executive Officer for Rakuten Group in April 2024.

As co-CEO of Rakuten Mobile, Sharad’s stewardship is central to the overall management of the company’s network divisions in Japan where he leads optimized network operations and drives growth of Rakuten Mobile's fully virtualized cloud-native mobile network. He is also a visionary and leading telecommunications industry thought leader, driving innovation and adoption of next generation cloud-native and autonomous Open RAN wireless networks.

With over three decades of experience in the industry, Sharad has held global executive roles, including in India, the Middle East, Australia, the United States of America and Asia, working with major mobile operators and vendors such as Reliance Jio, T-Mobile, Telstra, Siemens and most recently, RAN technology vendor, Airspan Networks.

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