Mr. Anurag Singh
Air Marshal BR Krishna
Mr. Sandeep Sharma
Rajeev Sharma
Rajeev Sharma

Deep Tech Leadership
Think Tank

(DTLTT)

DTLTT is a national strategic council founded by FIRST–IIT Kanpur that provides independent, high-credibility guidance to align industry, government, and academia on long-term deep-tech strategy and to accelerate the translation of research into scalable national outcomes.

Deep Tech Leadership Think Tank

Meet the DTLTT Members

Air Marshal Philip Thomas

Air Marshal Philip Thomas

Veteran IAF fighter pilot, earned AVSM & VM. Former Asst. Chief of Air Staff, now Professor of Practice at IIT Kanpur and deep-tech mentor at SIIC.

Mr. Sandeep Sharma

Mr. Sandeep Sharma

Head of Emerging Technologies at Tech Mahindra; lead author of Bharat 6G Alliance whitepaper; global expert in AI-native networks, Open RAN, and 5G/6G innovation.

Rajeev Sharma

Rajeev Sharma

Industrial systems expert (IITK M.Des, M.Tech) leading large-scale manufacturing innovation; advisor to MeitY, IIT Delhi, DTU, and deep-tech startups.

Mr. Anurag Singh

Mr. Anurag Singh

CIO, IITK FIRST; Founder-CEO of EMS USA (exited); built sales organizations, led marketing strategy, and mentored 260+ startups.

Air Marshal BR Krishna

Air Marshal BR Krishna

Veteran Aerospace professional who is a leader in aerospaceoperations, flight testing, and defence strategy, with expertise in driving high-stakes projects, policy formulation, and operational excellence.