Manas Das is the Founder and CEO of StrategicIT Solutions. In his over three decades of consulting experience including the Big5, he has established himself as a trusted advisor in a wide range of industries including technology, utilities, financial services and non-profits in the areas of strategic planning/execution, process improvement, and CyberSecurity.

Specializing in emerging growth companies, Manas has been instrumental in achieving operational efficiencies and optimal performance in the non-profit and for-profit mid-market. He has held senior-level management positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, and Freddie Mac, leading cross-functional teams that successfully calibrated strategic responses to changes in their global operations. Manas has the expertise in understanding the business and translating that into technology.

Manas received an MBA in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He also holds a MS degree in Computer Science from Banaras Hindu University, a premier institution in India.

Manas is a Lead Certified CMMC Assessor (Lead CCA) for DoD’s new mandate of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.