Sandeep was born in New Delhi, India and completed his Bachelors in Commerce from Delhi University and Masters in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (T.I.S.S), Mumbai, India.

He started his career in 1992 and over the last almost 30 years has worked across Indian and Multinational companies like SIEL, Dupont, GE, Ranbaxy, HSBC. His work has taken him across industries and geographies, having lived in Japan, Korea, Middle East and Singapore. He has held leadership positions in General Electric, where he worked for 13 years, MENA Regional HR Leader for HSBC at Dubai and with Ranbaxy as the Global Head of Human Resources. Till recently, Sandeep was the HR Head for Emerging Markets, for Xylem Incorporation, based in Singapore. He is currently working with DCM Shriram as Group Chief Human Resources Officer.

Sandeep has led HR change agenda through many of his roles, setting up people strategy for growth and building organization and people DNA for business Success. During his international stints, was involved in HR strategy, business reorganization, including Mergers and Acquisitions, Talent and Growth.