Tony Thomas is an Information Technology Leader, Digital Transformation Champion, Strategic Advisor to Companies and Governments, Angel Investor, Mentor to Startups, Coach to aspiring Leaders and Member of the Board, Digital/Information Technology leader for global businesses. He has a total of about 25 years of experience of which about 12 years in leading Digital Transformations at a Global level. Tony is a seasoned public speaker, recognized as a luminary in his field of leadership, technology and innovation, and a recipient of many industry honors and awards including CIO Power List Hall of Fame, Power Profile by LinkedIn, CIO 100 Hall of Fame etc. He is a mentor at Columbia University School of Professional Studies for its Executive M.S. in Technology Management Program. Tony is also an active member of the startup ecosystem as a founding member of CIO Angel Network (CAN) and a member of Indian Angel Network (IAN). Apart from this, he is an advisor/mentor to Governments on Digital, IT, Start-up and Innovation policies, a core member of Reserve Bank of India’s Technical Committee on Mobile Banking, a core member of CII National Committee on IT, ITeS & eCommerce.