Sumeet Singh

About Sumeet Singh

I am a technology executive responsible for building, scaling, and operating large, mission‑critical systems across data, AI, cloud, and distributed platforms. I lead global organizations delivering reliable platforms that support revenue growth, capital efficiency, and operations in complex environments.As Chief Data & AI Officer at Viasat, I lead data and AI platforms spanning analytics, observability, data science, and data products, as well as global satellite capacity platforms covering planning, optimization, and systems engineering. This includes establishing governance foundations to enable the adoption of AI tools and agents. My focus is on turning technology into dependable platforms and measurable business outcomes.Across my career, I’ve combined technology strategy, execution, and business ownership—leading $1B+ businesses, managing full P & Ls, and scaling teams of hundreds of engineers, architects, and data scientists.Key Accomplishments:• Led the Media and Mobile Apps business at Viasat, driving 180%+ year‑over‑year revenue growth in FY’22 and FY’23• Built new revenue streams and a global customer base at Verizon Media from the ground up through B2B and B2C data products and platform innovation• Led the acquisition and integration of Verizon Labs (Exponent) into Verizon Media, and delivered Verizon’s enterprise‑wide data, infrastructure, and ML transformation• Owned Yahoo’s private cloud and exabyte‑scale Big Data and ML platforms nodes,~2M daily jobs); launched multiple hosted services, tripled the user base, quadrupled platform utilization, and open‑sourced technologies including Vespa and Apache Pulsar• Drove architecture, strategy, and hybrid cloud initiatives for Yahoo’s Central Technology organization• Delivered $200M+ in value to Fortune 100 clients through growth and cost‑reduction initiatives as a management consultant• Architected and built large‑scale networking platforms, including gMPLS‑based control planes at Turin‑Force10 Networks (acquired by Dell) and foundational QoS and capabilities at Cisco and LucentSpecialities: Technology and platform leadership; AI and generative AI platforms; AI tools and agent‑based systems; applied machine learning and MLOps; large‑scale data platforms and real‑time analytics; distributed web‑scale systems; cloud, edge, and private cloud computing; platform architecture and reliability; infrastructure and operations; networking and connectivity; digital advertising and data products; geo‑location services; technology go‑to‑market and data monetization.

Experience

1. Member of the Board of Advisors

   Modal

   Mar 2023 — Present · San Mateo County, CA, US

   Serve as a member of the Board of Advisors for Modal, a Series A company providing a skills development platform for data, analytics, and AI professionals.

Education

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Master of Science - MS, Computer and Systems Engineering (PhD - Incomplete)

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Strategy

• Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE (Honors), Electronics and Communications Engineering

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  Secondary School Certificate

• Delhi Public School

  Higher Secondary Certificate, Computer Science

Skills

• Cloud Computing
• Product Management
• Strategy
• Start-Ups
• Software Development
• Analytics
• Saas
• Big Data
• Hadoop
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Product Marketing
• Integration
• Wireless
• Management
• Business Development
• Leadership
• Telecommunications
• Strategic Planning
• Management Consulting
• Consulting
• Professional Services
• Strategic Partnerships
• Entrepreneurship
• Competitive Analysis
• Supply Chain Management
• Product Strategy
• Ip
• Pre-Sales
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Enterprise Software
• Business Intelligence
• Agile Methodologies
• Networking
• Project Management