Overview
Harsha Pai is a co-founder and India Board Director at Aithon Solutions as of April 2025[1][3]. Pai brings over 25 years of experience in business process management, IT, and consulting, having managed revenues exceeding $300 million with more than 15,000 employees across multi-client and multi-location operations[2]. Pai's career includes roles as Group CEO at Artheon Consulting from 2021 to 2025[4], CEO of Datamatics Business Solutions Ltd. from 2018 to 2021[5], and Global Head of Business Process Capabilities at HCL Technologies from 2014 to 2018[6]. Earlier positions included Corporate Senior Vice President at WNS Global Services[7], Vice President at Serco[8], and roles at Mastek Ltd and IL&FS[9][10]. Pai holds an MBA in Finance from K J Somaiya Institute of Management[11] and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from SIES College of Commerce & Economics[12].
Profile introduction
Seasoned business leader with 25+ years of experience in BPM, IT & Consulting. Managed $300mn+ revenues with 15,000+ people in a multi-client, multi-service, multi-location model. Built, managed & transformed large-scale operations for Fortune-1000 clients. Multi-industry exposure across BFSI, Travel & Hospitality, High-tech, Telecom, Media, Utilities, Retail, etc. Truly global experience with clients & operations across US, UK, Europe, Australia, Mid-east & India. Successfully delivered multi-million $, complex, multi-functional transformation projects. Gold medallist MBA from a Top-10 Busin…
Career history
- Co-Founder and India Board DirectorApr 2025 to presentAithon Solutions
- Group CEOAug 2021 to Apr 2025Artheon Consulting
- CEOJun 2018 to Aug 2021Datamatics Business Solutions Ltd.
- Global Head - Business Process CapabilitiesNov 2014 to Jun 2018HCL Technologies
- Corporate Senior Vice PresidentNov 2012 to Nov 2014WNS Global Services
- Vice PresidentFeb 2005 to Oct 2012Serco
- Head - BPO Business DevelopmentFeb 2003 to Feb 2005Mastek Ltd
- Senior Manager - Securities & Transaction ServicesNov 1999 to Feb 2003IL&FS
Education
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance1996 - 1998K J Somaiya Institute of Management
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)1991 - 1994SIES College of Commerce & Economics
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