Sharad Sachdev is the innovation lead for Accenture Analytics. In this role, Sachdev is the global lead for Accenture's Data Science Center of Excellence, a global innovation team focused on solving immediate and complex client problems through advanced analytics and artificial intelligence approaches, including machine learning, deep learning, and text analytics. In addition, Sachdev leads the insurance practice for Accenture Analytics, where he is responsible for developing and managing insurance analytics offerings in North America. During the two decades before he joined Accenture in February 2014, he was a founding member of an analytics/consulting firm and a senior consultant at a global management consulting firm. Sachdev holds an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering, an MBA in finance, and a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.