Chetan Desai

Chetan Desai is VP Digital Technologies for Schlumberger, the world's leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry. In this role, he leads the team responsible for defining and deploying an enterprise digital framework for the transformation of the Exploration & Production industry. Prior to his current role, Desai led the global Industrial IoT efforts for Schlumberger leading to the deployment of fit-for-purpose wellsite digitization solutions. Earlier in his tenure at the company, Desai led the Wireline technology portfolio and harsh environment electronics technology organization.

Having spent 15+ years of his early career in the Silicon Valley, with companies in the Semiconductor, Capital Equipment and MEMS industries, Desai has developed a keen interest in integrated systems enabled by convergence of hardware and software; and platform based solutions and business models.

Mr. Desai holds a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University and a B.S in Electrical Engineering from Gujarat University in India.