50 Most Influential AI Leaders In India – 2021
Analytics India Magazine brings to you its annual list of the 50 Most Influential AI Leaders In India for the year 2021. Selected on the basis of the expertise they hold in the field of AI and Data Science, the list recognises the exceptional work these professionals have accomplished over the last year. AIM 100: The Most Influential Leaders in AI 2024As AI reshapes our world, AIM introducing the most influential global leaders in AI. AI has seen increasing importance in Indian organisations, public and private, over the last decade. The government has also shown intent to leverage AI for the country’s development through various initiatives. To drive AI growth successfully, we need leaders who are well-versed with the dynamic nature of the industry. Given the pace at which AI is moving, we need top management that can come up with innovative strategies while overcoming multiple challenges. Leaders in this list have shown great ability to lead their teams to develop state-of-the-art AI solutions and support their companies or clients. Despite the pandemic, they have shown the potential in adapting to different circumstances to drive innovation and growth. The final record is the work of over two months as AIM invited nominations from various leading organisations in India. The selection is done by a panel that includes members internal and external to AIM. The list is finalised primarily based on the criteria of the leader’s impact on the AI ecosystem in India. Until last year, AIM published lists for the top 10 leaders. You can access them at the links below: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 This year, AIM has expanded the scope by including a wider set of professionals. Here is the list of the top 50 influencers in the Indian AI industry for 2021, presented in alphabetical order. Abhinav Shashank CEO & Co-founder at Innovaccer Ambica Rajagopal Group Chief AI Officer at Michelin Anand Ekambaram Country Manager, India at Tableau Anirban Nandi Head of Analytics (Vice President) at Rakuten India Anish Agarwal Director – Data & Analytics, India at NatWest Group Ankush Gadi Director – Data Management & Analytics at CRISIL Anshu Sharma CIO, Consumer Private Business Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Anshuman Gupta Vice President – Data Science at MiQ Digital India Asha Poulose Johnson Vice President, Data and Analytics, GE Healthcare Ashwin Mittal CEO at Course5i Atul Jalan CEO at Algonomy Biswanath Choudhary Vice President & Global Head of Analytics Operations at Evalueserve David Zakkam Vice President – Analytics at Swiggy Devendra Sharnagat Sr. EVP – Data Analytics and CVM at Kotak Mahindra Bank Dinanath Kholkar Vice President and Global Head of Analytics & Insights at TCS Gaurav Dhall Vice President – APJ & Middle East, Managing Director – India at SingleStore Gunjan Gupta Director- Collections & Contact Centers Technology, US Consumer Bank at Barclays Kaushik Sanyal GCP Data and AI Capability Lead at Accenture Manish Gupta Director at Google Research India Manoj Madhusudanan Head of dunnhumby India Mathangi Sri VP Data Science & Head of Data at Gojek Mihir Kittur Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Ugam Neeraj Pratap Chief Operating Officer at Hansa Cequity Nidhi Pratapneni SVP, Product, Analytics & Modelling, Public Affairs at Wells Fargo Noshin Kagalwalla VP & Managing Director, SAS India Padmashree Shagrithaya Global Head – Analytics & Data Science at Capgemini Pankaj Rai Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Aditya Birla Group Paritosh Anand SVP and Group Head for Analytics & Strategic Initiatives at Reliance Industries Limited Phanimitra B Head Digital & Process Excellence, India & Emerging Markets at Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Pradeep Menon Managing Director & GCC Head – HSBC Technology Prakash Mallya VP & MD – Sales, Marketing & Communications Group, Intel India Prashanth Kaddi Partner, Analytics & Cognitive at Deloitte Prashanth Rao Head of Application Engineering at MathWorks, India Prithvijit Roy CEO and Co-founder at BRIDGEi2i Rahul Singh Co-Founder & Chief Analytics Officer at Sigmoid Analytics RB Rajendar Head – Analytics and Information Management, India & Head – Citi Solutions Center, Bengaluru Rohini Srivathsa National Technology Officer – Microsoft India Ruble Joseph VP – Head of CoE for Data Science, Analytics and Consulting at eClerx Saurabh Saxena Intuit India Site Leader & Vice President, Product Development Sayandeb Banerjee Co-Founder and CEO at TheMathCompany Shailesh Kumar Chief Data Scientist, CoE AI/ML at Reliance Jio Shanti Swaroop Mokkapati Head – Analytics & Market Intelligence, Global Procurement at Abbott Shashank Dubey Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer at Tredence Inc. Sindhu Gangadharan SVP and MD at SAP Labs India & SVP and Head of SAP User Enablement Unit Smitha Ganesh AI Director – Data Science Innovation & Execution at Ericsson Sreekanth Menon VP – Data Science at Genpact Subramanian M S Head of Category Marketing and Analytics at BigBasket Swati Jain Vice President Analytics at EXL Service Vinod Ganesan Country Manager at Cloudera Vishal Dhupar Managing Director, Asia South at NVIDIA
Analytics India Magazine brings to you its annual list of the 50 Most Influential AI Leaders In India for the year 2021. Selected on the basis of the expertise they hold in the field of AI and Data Science, the list recognises the exceptional work these professionals have accomplished over the last year. AI has […]
The list is finalised primarily based on the criteria of the leader’s impact on the AI ecosystem in India.
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