Arpit Shastri

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DISC Type : C

Chief Information Office Advisory Program - Carnegie Mellon at Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Arpit Shastri is a Client Partner at Tech Mahindra with over 18 years of global consulting and sales experience, focusing on the public sector. He holds P&L responsibility for the SLED (State, Local, Education & Non-Profit) portfolio, helping clients transform their systems to better serve their constituents.

He has pursued executive education in AI and Machine Learning from the Texas McCombs School of Business and holds certifications in Natural Language Processing. Arpits background includes roles at Amdocs and TCS, with experience across APAC, Europe, and the USA.

Unique fact: Arpit has authored white papers on specialized topics such as "Mobile Money: Asian Perspective and Opportunities" and "Analytics in Telecom Fraud Detection".

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Objective Thinker

Precise

They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.  They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

Public Sector Transformation
His current role is centered on helping SLED (State, Local, Education) public sector clients transform their systems and processes for better constituent service.
AI in Government
Completed a Post Graduate Program in AI and Machine Learning, suggesting a keen interest in applying these technologies to solve public sector challenges.
CIO-Level Strategy
Attended the CIO Executive Education Program at Carnegie Mellon, indicating a focus on high-level IT strategy and its intersection with public policy.

Media Appearances

Arpit has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024 - 4-2025
Chief Information Office Advisory Program - Carnegie Mellon at Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
3-2016
Client Partner - Public Sector at Tech Mahindra
4-2013
Global Leadership Cadre -Batch 2013 at Tech Mahindra at Tech Mahindra
2008 - 2012
Senior Subject Matter Expert at Amdocs
2006 - 2008
IT Consultant at TCS

Education

2024 - 2025
Chief Information Officer(CIO) Executive Education Program from Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Texas McCombs School of Business

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Insights For Selling To Arpit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Arpit is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Arpit

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Arpit move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Arpit take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Arpit

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