Sagar Shah

CEO

New York City, New York, United States19 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Drove 200X growth at Fractal over 18 years.
Invented and patented Responsible AI methods and systems.
Industry speaker with 100+ publications and notable features.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Pharma AI and Responsible AI with a strong analytics background.

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Skills

Core Skills

Responsible AiPharmaInnovation DevelopmentAnalyticsBusiness Strategy

Other Skills

SDOHForesightMarketing AnalyticsSustainabilityDigital Marketing AnalyticsMetaverseHealth EquityNext best actionCommercial PharmaPharmaceuticsAICollaborative Problem SolvingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceProject Management

About

Early member of Fractal (currently top 20 by tenure), drove 200X growth past 18 years, delivering strategic analytics use cases across consumer goods, retail, healthcare and pharma industries in marketing, sales, supply chain & finance. Incubated and Invented Methods and Systems of Responsible AI (patent approved). Industry-noted speaker in 20+ conferences, 100+ publications (featured on Bloomberg, Forbes, Fortune, Economic Times). Consulted with NASSCOM on Responsible AI. Enjoyed short research stints on machine learning in distillation columns (IIT Bombay), rheology (University of Karlsruhe, Germany) and bio-chemistry (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India). Writer by night - published a fiction 'Overrated' with another in progress ('A millennial apology'). Enthusiast of Math olympiad, Chess & poetry.

Experience

Fractal

4 roles

Practice Head, Pharma

Promoted

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Driving transformations in Pharma for better health outcomes.

SDOHForesightMarketing AnalyticsInnovation DevelopmentResponsible AISustainability+6

Inventor, Methods and Systems of Responsible AI (patent approved)

Jun 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Incubated the Responsible AI capability & drove Systems and Methods of implementation for various stakeholders (Fortune 100, NASSCOM, Fractal upskilling and certification).

Responsible AI

Head, Fractal Dimension (Innovation)

Promoted

Apr 2020 – Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Leading Fractal Dimension (fractal.ai/dimension), an inter-disciplinary team (AI, Engineering, Cognitive sciences and Human Centered Design) to solve complex problems such as Metaverse, Foresight Strategy for disruption, Responsible AI, Sustainability, Gender-neutral fashion, C-suite leadership agenda, transforming insurance underwriting & claims, Healthcare digital adoption, disintermediation for DTC, rethinking Customer acquisition and engagement with Personalization 3.0 etc.
Leading Fractal's task-force in Responsible AI/ AI Ethics committee.
I also run a Linked-in Live series for Fractal Dimension (https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6821445234694615040/, https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6846811856816885760/, https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6839201549252603904/)
I help NASSCOM in various initiatives such as Responsible AI framework for India and unlocking value from India' open government data (data.gov.in) etc.

Innovation DevelopmentResponsible AI

Client Partner, Consumer Product Goods (CPG)

Aug 2008 – Aug 2020 · 12 yrs

Delivered large analytics programs with 100MN+ impact at 10+ Fortune 100 CPGs for their CEO, CMO, CIO, CAO with hands on tech expertise in AI, BI, functional expertise in IBP, marketing, sales analytics, forecasting, route-to-market, strategic revenue management, immersive decision cockpits. Embed Behavioral Sciences & human centered Design into products, to have high value and adoption, and enable behavior change. Conduct analytics evangelism, design and change management workshops globally (traveled ~ 20 countries). Invited speaker at multiple global conferences.

AnalyticsBusiness Strategy

Indian institute of technology, bombay

4 roles

Editor In Chief

Promoted

Jul 2022 – Nov 2022 · 4 mos · Greater New York

Launched 'Health Matters!', the 2022 edition of IIT Bombay GBY Magazine focused on Mental health, adolescent health, women health, identities, responsible AI, healthcare transformation and others.

Vice President, Alumni Association GNY

Jan 2019 – May 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos

At IITB Alumni Association (Greater New York), I help keep the torch alive of IIT Bombay in the US by organizing networking events to reminisce with family, friends, alums alongside festival celebrations, annual reunions, picnics, chai-pe-charcha events & publish the annual newsletter.
https://www.iitbgnychapter.org/
https://www.facebook.com/iitbgnychapter/

Editorial Team

Promoted

Jan 2018 – Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Trustee

Jan 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

Assisting Alumni activities in the US.

Mrsi - the market research society of india

Jury for Global Market Awards

Nov 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

Jindal global business school

Honorary Industry Practitioner Faculty

Oct 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

Self employed

Writer

Jun 2013 – Mar 2023 · 9 yrs 9 mos · New York

1. Published fiction novel - ‘Overrated’ on contemporary millennials (amzn.to/2IA4vPu)
2. In the works, non-fiction - ‘A Millennial Apology’ (mysteriousmillennials.com)
3. Featured on techtarget.com, securityboulevard.com, devops.com, datanami, IIT Bombay, Analytics-Magazine.org, LinkedIn, Fractal blogs
4. Retired blog (sagar-gujju.blogspot.com)

Indian institute of technology, bombay

Overall Co-ordinator, Unnati

Jan 2007 – May 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos · India

Collaborated for Versova beach cleanup (Ocean Conservation w Washington DC) in 2007 (impact:
https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/asia/mumbai-beach-dramatic-makeover/index.html)
Presented at UNESCO Chair of World Peace Congress
Led 150+ students for NSS & social causes, sensitization trips to villages
Revitalized clothes donation for flood victims, 10-fold from previous year