Tushar Thorat

TCS | Head Academic COIN |EX-Rapid Innovation Lab Head Pune | IIMA Alumnus | Views expressed are personal

Role: Head Academic Coin at Tata Consultancy Services
Location: Pune Division, MH, IN
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Tushar Thorat

Tushar Thorat is a strategic technology leader passionate about shaping the next generation of enterprise transformation through AI, Generative AI, and Business Intelligence. Over the past 2 decades, He has helped Fortune 500 and global enterprises translate emerging technologies into scalable business outcomes—bridging the gap between strategic vision and executable digital transformations.His core strength lies at the intersection of technology foresight, product strategy, and organizational transformation. He has led rapid innovation programs, AI adoption roadmaps, and Digital transformation initiatives, enabling organizations to accelerate value creation and operational resilience.As a primary inventor with multiple patents and a published thought leader, He has designed frameworks and CXO playbooks for navigating disruption—most notably for post-COVID business recovery featured in TCS Thought Leadership. His work spans across domains such as RailTech, Agritech, Retail, and Energy, blending deep technical grounding with strategic business insight.Currently heads the Academic COIN ( coinnovation) to drive global research collaborations in emerging technologies.Focus Areas: Enterprise AI/Gen AI Strategy | Emerging Tech Foresight | Product Innovation | Business Transformation | Design Thinking | Digital Transformation | Thought Leadership

Experience

Head Academic Coin
Tata Consultancy Services
Feb 2026 — Present · IN
Leading strategic partnerships with top universities and institutions worldwide to accelerate research in future-focused domains.

Education

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Senior Management Program, General Management
2018 — 2019
Datta Meghe COE
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics Engineering
2000 — 2004

Skills

Big Data
Olap
Requirements Gathering
Software Project Management
Tableau
Data Warehousing
Data Analysis
Business Analysis
Sdlc
Microstrategy Reporting
Oracle
Requirements Analysis
Business Intelligence
Teradata
Pl/Sql
Sql

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Current company

Tata Consultancy Services

IT Services and IT Consulting · 726K employees · Founded 1968 · Mumbai, India

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the technology partner of choice for industry leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence, and customer service. It has set an aspiration to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence. Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce spread across 55 countries and 202 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients – helping them emerge as perpetually adaptive enterprises. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to artificial intelligence today. TCS sponsors 14 of the world’s most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon and TCS Sydney Marathon with a focus on promoting health, sustainability, and community empowerment. Caution against fraudulent job offers: TCS doesn’t charge any fee throughout the recruitment process. Refer here: https://www.tcs.com/careers/india/recruitment-fraud-alert

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About Tushar Thorat

Experience

Head Academic Coin

Education

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Datta Meghe COE

Skills

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