Venkat has been at the forefront of driving business transformation leveraging AI, data and software for over 25 years. He is a successful operator, entrepreneur, and investor and is widely regarded as an industry thought leader in Enterprise AI.

Venkat was the EVP/Chief Data & Analytics Officer for American Express, board member of American Express Centurion Bank, and a member of the executive team. He led cross functional teams of 1,000+ professionals across platforms, applications, AI/ML analytics, governance, UI/UX and privacy. Venkat established the big data and machine learning foundation for American Express. He also led all data partnership negotiations with strategic technology, hotel and travel partners. After Amex, Venkat founded Zenon AI which helps F100 companies and PE firms with successful execution of their AI strategies and digital initiatives.