Udit Sharma is the US Business Development Leader for IBM Cyber Campus and Client Solution Executive for IBM Consulting in Public Market - State, Local, and Education Industry. He has 25 years of IT experience and has been with IBM for 17 years. Specializing in emerging technologies (AI/AIoT/CyberSecurity/Sustainability/Neural Networks), he has worked extensively on the technical offering development and branding of IBM Cyber Campus solution architecting national expansion plans. He is also the co-author of National award-winning Paper Challenge by NIST for "Applications of Blockchain to Health IT" with his thoughts, articles & interviews published in IBM Blogs and various media / industry publications. Udit volunteers as Chair- IEEE Computer Society where he advocates for latest technologies with Academia, Industry and Senate/Congress members in DC. He has now focused to solve current national cybersecurity skills shortage and workforce challenges in the current complex digital landscape. He holds a B.E. (Computer Science & Engineering) with MBA in IT & Marketing and is based out of New York City.