Biplab Sarkar joined Vectorworks in 2000 as a manager of geometry and rendering. He served as chief technology officer from 2008 to 2016 and was promoted to CEO in April 2016. Prior to Vectorworks, he served as the director of research and development at Parametric Technology Corporation, where he led a large international team of programmers. He began his career as a software engineer at ICEM Systems and later became a software consultant at Intergraph. He earned a Ph.D. in CAD and an M.S. in mechanical engineering at The Ohio State University. He also holds a B.Tech. in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.