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Piyush Bhargava is a Vice-President Global Operation at Dell Technologies. He leads a global organization responsible for procurement and partner management of Dell’s Server and Data Center businesses. He also manages Dell’s global packaging procurement and engineering organizations. Mr Bhargava has been with Dell for over 18 years and has managed strategic sourcing of various high-spend commodities over the years. He has worked for Dell in the US, China and Singapore and has held various senior leadership positions, including being a founding executive sponsor for Dell’s Asians Employee Resource Group. He is a recognized thought leader who excels in formulating strategies that enable organizations to leverage the supply chain and procurement functions as a source of competitive advantage. He serves on the boards of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, FIRST in Texas Foundation, the Tauber Institute for Global Operations at the University of Michigan and the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining Dell, Mr Bhargava held various management positions at Intel, General Motors and Siemens. His interests include volunteering on non-profit boards focused on youth and STEM education as well as contributing to a sustainable and strengthening circular economy. He received a bachelor of engineering degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology, a master of science in manufacturing systems engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.