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Manish Verma

Examiner · DISC type sc
Member Board of Trustees and Distinguished Fellow at Avinyum Foundation
📍 Chandigarh, India

Manish is a technology strategist with three decades of experience building and scaling software businesses, including senior leadership roles at FIS. He holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, and has recently transitioned his focus to research as a Member of the Board of Trustees and Distinguished Fellow at Avinyum Foundation.

His current work explores marketings role in sustainable development and the societal risks of pervasive technology. He writes on topics ranging from the future of capitalism to using digital public infrastructure to solve systemic problems, reflecting a deep interest in technologys broader impact beyond the corporate world.

He has proposed using India’s digital public infrastructure, like Aadhaar and DigiLocker, to eliminate age fraud in national sports.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Trustees and Distinguished Fellow
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Chandigarh, India
Personality Overview

How Manish shows up

Overcautious
Tough To Convince
Late Adopter

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Priorities

Topics Manish cares about

AI's Business Impact
He has stated that the "AI wave will sweep all shores" and that businesses and boardrooms must focus on reskilling and reimagining roles to adapt.
Future of Capitalism
He questions the survival of capitalism in the age of AI and has authored articles on how modern capitalism may be undermining itself.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Member Board of Trustees and Distinguished Fellow
Avinyum Foundation
4-2023 - 2-2025
VP - Business Executive, Intl Operations
FIS
6-2017 - 6-2023
VP - Head Client Engagement and Implementations, APMEA
FIS
4-2015 - 5-2017
IT Group Executive, International Strategy
FIS
3-2014 - 3-2015
IT Group Executive, Application Services and Solutioning
FIS
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
10-2024 - 10-2028
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
1990 - 1993
Masters in Computer Science
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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