Nitin Seth
Nitin Seth | |
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| Born | India |
| Occupation(s) | Technology entrepreneur, author |
| Known for | COO of Flipkart, Co-Founder and CEO of Incedo, Chairperson at NASSCOM GCC and Regional Councils, Co-founder of Plaksha University |
| Notable work | Winning in the Digital Age, Mastering The Data Paradox |
Nitin Seth is a prominent Indian technology entrepreneur and author, recognized for his tenure as COO at Flipkart and as the Co-Founder and CEO of Incedo, a digital transformation services firm headquartered in the United States. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow and has previously held the position of Managing Director at Fidelity International in India. Seth’s leadership experience extends to NASSCOM, where he served as Chairperson for both its GCC Council and the Regional Council in Haryana, India. Additionally, he co-founded Plaksha University, a private institution specializing in science and technology located in Punjab.
Education
Seth completed his undergraduate studies with a B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and earned an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow.
Career
His professional journey commenced at McKinsey and Company, where he spent 14 years, including a role as director of McKinsey’s Global Knowledge Centre in India prior to his departure.
In February 2016, Seth was appointed Chief People Officer at Flipkart by co-founder Binny Bansal. Within six months, he advanced to Chief Administrative Officer and subsequently became Chief Operations Officer in January 2017, coinciding with Kalyan Krishnamurthy assuming the CEO role. As COO, he also managed Flipkart’s logistics division, Ekart. He resigned in May 2017 citing personal reasons but later legally challenged his termination.
Before joining Flipkart, Seth was Managing Director and Country Head for Fidelity International in India for six years, overseeing offshore operations including those in Tunisia. In October 2017, he took on the role of CEO at Incedo Inc., an engineering services company based in San Francisco.
NASSCOM
Nitin led the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) Regional Council for Haryana, playing a key role in shaping the state’s IT policy. He actively promoted the expansion of the start-up ecosystem and infrastructure development within Gurgaon, Haryana.
He founded and chaired NASSCOM’s forum dedicated to Global In-house Centers (GICs) in North India, spearheading industry efforts to create strategic frameworks for GIC growth. Seth also held the position of Chairperson for the National GIC Council, was a member of the NASSCOM Executive Council, and was instrumental as a founding member of the NASSCOM GCC council.
Published work
In 2021, Nitin authored Winning in the Digital Age, published by Penguin Random House. By July 2021, it had reached #18 on Amazon’s Best Seller lists and was translated into Hindi under the title ‘Digital Yug Mein Safalta’. A revised edition was issued in 2023.
The book garnered several honors including a silver medal at the Axiom Business Book Awards 2022, a Gold Stevie Award for Best Business Book at the International Business Awards 2022, a silver Stevie at the American Business Awards 2022, and received the CK Prahalad Best Business Book Award at the Bangalore Business Literature Festival in 2022.
In 2024, Seth published his second book, Mastering The Data Paradox, also through Penguin Random House. It quickly became a national bestseller on Amazon and Penguin platforms, leading categories such as Hot New Releases, Artificial Intelligence, Databases & Big Data, Computer Science, and Business Development & Entrepreneurship.
This publication earned a Silver Stevie Award in The International Business Awards under ‘Best Business Book’ and was recognized within the Business Management category at the International Impact Book Awards 2024.
Recognitions
Between 2021 and 2024, Nitin was honored with several distinguished awards that emphasize his leadership within the technology and life sciences industries. In 2021, PharmaVoice included him in their list of the 100 Most Inspiring People in Life Sciences. The International Business Awards presented him with bronze and gold Stevie Awards for Executive of the Year and Thought Leader of the Year in both 2022 and 2023, specifically recognizing achievements in Computer Services.
Additionally, Nitin received Gold Globee awards as Executive of the Year from the Globee Business Excellence Awards spanning 2022 to 2024, along with being named Transformation Leader of the Year by the Globee CEO World Awards. He was also repeatedly acknowledged as Executive of the Year in the Large Companies category by Best in Biz International.
In 2024, he was awarded a Gold Stevie for Thought Leader of the Year by the American Business Awards, as well as a Silver Stevie for Best Business Book for his publication "Mastering the Data Paradox." These ongoing accolades highlight his significant influence on executive leadership and innovation in information technology products and services.