Neeraj Satpall

Neeraj Satpall is the chief client officer for HFS Research. He manages client relationships and develops go-to-market strategies. Neeraj works closely with the clients to understand their needs, create new sources of enterprise value, and help them solve their problems as a trusted advisor by orchestrating HFS's “analyst advisory” capabilities.

Neeraj is an experienced business leader with more than 29 years of industry experience and a proven ability to drive business growth through a robust international sales strategy. He is internationally adaptable, having worked with diverse teams across continents. From an HQ position in India, Neeraj led business growth in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. He built productive relationships with customers and suppliers throughout these regions. Before joining HFS, he delivered AI in business and intelligent automation solutions at Xtrasio as the founder and managing director. He provided experience-led strategic consulting by connecting with all stakeholders and creating clear operational strategies that aligned people, processes, technology, metrics, and governance.

As managing director for Genesis Technology Services in the UK, Neeraj ran the overall business of this network services company. He built and maintained a successful management team and leveraged sales, marketing, and strategic partnerships to ensure continued business growth. Earlier, Neeraj managed global sales for GTL Limited, an infrastructure services company. He also worked with the France Telecom group (Orange Business Services) as senior VP of sales, global services, where he led disparate teams through mergers and acquisitions and successfully grew the business by winning large multi-year contracts.

Neeraj earned a bachelor's degree in electronics and telecom engineering and an MBA from Panjab University in India. He lives in Cambridge, UK, with his spouse, who is in project management, and their two children, who work in investment banking. Neeraj enjoys time with his family, traveling, music, and likes to stay up to date on current affairs.