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Mazhar Hussain

Pioneer · DISC type ISD
Head AI, Agentic AI, Gen AI and Data Analytics Global Partnership, Alliance and Channel at Virtusa
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Mazhar Hussain is a distinguished ex-Google and Siemens executive, now leading Global Partnerships for AI and Data Analytics at Virtusa. He specializes in driving substantial growth ($1B+) by building strategic partner ecosystems. Colleagues describe him as passionate, creative, high-energy, and result-oriented, with data science expertise from Stanford University.

His early interests included involvement with the Business Entrepreneur Society and Pakistan Student Organizations during his time at university. This background in community and business has been a common thread throughout his career, balancing technical expertise with a focus on building valuable relationships.

He holds multiple Adjunct Professor positions, teaching AI and Cloud classes at both Stanford University and San Jose State University.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Head AI, Agentic AI, Gen AI and Data Analytics Global Partnership, Alliance and Channel
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Mazhar shows up

Decisive But Friendly
Driven But Considerate
Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Mazhar cares about

AI Partner Ecosystems
Drives significant revenue by building and scaling partner ecosystems with hyperscalers, ISVs, and SIs to accelerate enterprise adoption of AI and GenAI technologies.
Go-to-Market Strategy
Focuses on creating innovative sales programs and joint GTM initiatives that have successfully generated multimillion-dollar revenue growth and expanded market presence.
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Career

Work history

2023
Head AI, Agentic AI, Gen AI and Data Analytics Global Partnership, Alliance and Channel
Virtusa
1-2019 - 4-2023
Adjunct Professor, AI and Data
San Jose State University
1-2020 - 7-2022
Board Member
San Francisco State University
2017 - 2022
VP Partnerships and Alliances AI, Cloud and Data Analytics:
Siemens
1-2020 - 3-2020
Adjunct Professor, AI
Stanford University
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Education
2013 - 2014
Stanford Data Science
Stanford University
Executive MBA
St.Edward's University
BSEE
The University of Texas at Arlington
Social presence
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