Baskar Ceri has more than 2 decades of experience across various Industries (Aerospace, Defense, Research, Automotive, Railways, Software Services, etc.) playing various roles starting from Engineering, Sales, Business Development, Operations to General Management.

Baskar started his career at NI in Austin, USA and was part of the 2-member team that started NI operations in India growing the team and the revenue to multi million dollars in India.

After his initial corporate role, Baskar founded an Engineering Services Company to provide Deep-Tech Engineering Solutions to Indian Defense, Space & Automotive companies and later founded a Knowledge Engineering Products company, the first Indian company to build products & systems that improve Safety & Efficiency of Railway Assets. Baskar has also been involved in several acquisitions & divestments during his experience & currently serves on the board of several companies and has keen interest in mentoring & building world changing companies. Baskar holds an Electrical & Electronics Engineering degree from BITS-Pilani, India and a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, USA.

In his current role at NI, Baskar serves a dual role as Global Director of Business Development of ADG BU to build strategies and execute the business growth of the Aerospace & Defense Business across the globe with Regional Sales, and in India as Managing Director of NI-India, responsible for NI India growth and development.