Cutting across a variety of industries and the public sector, with a significant technology pedigree, CNBC's Technology Executive Council offers perspective on the most pressing issues facing the industry. This is the list of the founding members of the Technology Executive Council.  For a full list of current TEC members, please visit www.cnbccouncils.com/tec.
Technology Executive Council Founding Members

Harsh Sinha, TransferWise

Harsh Sinha, TransferWise CTO.
Transferwise

Harsh Sinha is the Chief Technology Officer at TransferWise, the global technology company that's building the best way to move money around the world. Whether you're sending money to another country, spending money abroad, or making and receiving international business payments, TransferWise is on a mission to make your life easier and save you money. Harsh leads the talented technology team, responsible for building a secure, reliable and global payments network that processes over $5 billion per month, saving customers $1 billion a year in bank fees.

Prior to TransferWise Harsh was the director of product at PayPal. He led product strategy and development of PayPal's mobile apps and software, designed to enable third parties to build mobile wallet experiences. Previously, Harsh led various technology functions at eBay, including eBay Motors and eBay local.

Harsh is also an angel investor, an advisor to early stage start-ups, and regularly speaks at conferences. He holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor's in Computer Engineering from Sikkim Manipal University, India.