Simon Ninan

Simon Ninan is Senior Vice President of Business Strategy for Hitachi Vantara, a market leader in mission-critical storage and data infrastructure as well as the cornerstone for Hitachi’s global technology and data strategy. In his role, Simon is responsible for developing and driving aligned execution of Hitachi Vantara’s business strategy for the short and long term, with the goal of maximizing customer and stakeholder value while promoting growth, innovation and market leadership. The core pillars of this strategy include hybrid cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data management and sustainability.

Simon is also a senior leader within the Corporate Strategy Office for Hitachi Ltd., the parent company of Hitachi Vantara. In this capacity, he leads advisory for the North American region with a focus on cross-business synergies and capitalizing on regional trends and opportunities. 

Prior to Hitachi, Simon spent over a decade as a strategy consultant with Monitor Deloitte, including a stint as COO of its India practice. As an advisor to senior client executives across startups and Fortune 500 companies, he led several large-scale business and technology transformation programs across the telecommunications and hi-tech world, spanning new business standups, new product and service launches, growth and scale programs, and business model transformations.

Simon holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Science and an MBA in Strategy and International Business. He resides with his wife and pre-teen son in the bustling Silicon Valley area.