Nasscom Launches Talent Council, Infosys’ Satish H.C. Named Chair

In a significant move to strengthen India’s position as a global technology talent hub, Nasscom has announced the formation of its new Talent Council—a strategic industry-led initiative dedicated to building a future-ready, globally competitive digital workforce. This initiative is part of Nasscom’s continued commitment to fostering innovation, driving digital transformation, and enabling inclusive growth by building a resilient and globally competitive workforce.

Nasscom also announced the appointment of Satish H. C., Chief Delivery Officer, Infosys, as the Chair of the Nasscom Talent Council. With over three decades of experience in global talent strategy, innovation, and digital transformation, Satish will lead the Council’s efforts to shape a globally competitive, high-trust industry workforce.

The Council will also include other prominent leaders such as Piyush Mehta, Chief Human Resources Officer and Country Manager – India at Genpact; Lakshmi Chandrasekharan, Senior Managing Director and CHRO at Accenture India; Savneet Shergill, Senior Director, Regional HR – India, Greater China, and North Asia at Dell Technologies; Azhagiri Selvarajan, Head of HR – Cognizant India and Global HR Leader for Technology Services; Rajendra S. Pawar, Founder of NIIT University and Chairman and Co-founder of the NIIT Group; Richard Lobo, Chief People Officer at Tech Mahindra; and Saurabh Govil, CHRO, Wipro Ltd.

Addressing India's Urgent Skilling Imperative

India’s digital economy is expanding rapidly, with a projected need for nearly 30 million digitally skilled professionals by 2026, while 50% of the existing workforce will require reskilling in emerging technologies. With a tech talent base exceeding 5.4 million, India is well-positioned to lead in high-impact domains such as Artificial Intelligence, DeepTech, semiconductors, and cybersecurity. But this growth also calls for urgent attention to evolving skill demands, rapid technological change, and the transformation of traditional workforce models in the era of GenAI.

The formation of the Talent Council reflects Nasscom’s commitment to ensuring that India’s tech talent remains agile, relevant, and future-ready. It brings together a cross-section of industry leaders to co-create a forward-looking talent blueprint. It will drive national strategy on DeepTech skilling, reskilling, and emerging technology competencies, convene cross-sector collaboration across industry, academia, and government, and advocate policy frameworks aligned with future-of-work realities.

A Strategic Vision for Workforce Transformation

Commenting on the launch, Satish H. C., Chair, Nasscom Talent Council, said, “India is uniquely positioned to lead the world in the age of AI and emerging technologies. This step jump is more than skill development; it is about the transition from being talent-rich to expert talent—harnessing the power of technology through application and innovating the enterprise and society around us. The formation of the Talent Council is a timely and critical step to collectively reimagine our talent strategy and ensure that our workforce remains agile, trusted, and globally competitive.”

As the world recalibrates around AI, automation, and emerging technologies, India’s global competitiveness will increasingly depend not on the scale of its talent pool alone, but on the quality, adaptability, and readiness of its skills. From curriculum design to workforce architecture, aligning supply with demand is essential to keep pace with fast-evolving sectors like GenAI and DeepTech.

The Council will seek to unlock new models for talent mobility, retention, and workforce planning, while driving regionally distributed employability programs. Equally, it aims to strengthen data-driven decision-making by enabling access to exclusive research, market intelligence, and global best practices to shape organizational strategies.

Nasscom will continue to play a catalytic role in strengthening India’s talent ecosystem, enabling collaboration between industry, academia, and government to ensure the workforce remains aligned to global demand, equipped for technological advancement, and prepared to lead India’s next phase of digital growth.