Manish Nigam — CEO
AI and Data Science leader with 19+ years of experience delivering Enterprise AI transformation across Financial services. Proven track record applying the full spectrum of AI—Machine Learning, Optimization, NLP, Deep Learning, and Generative AI—to drive measurable value across Asset Management, Wealth, Insurance, and Banking. Recognized for shaping enterprise AI Strategy, scaling Global teams, and building Responsible AI Governance Frameworks that meet business and regulatory expectations. Combine deep technical breadth with senior-level leadership, partnering with senior leaders, including C-suite to accelerate AI adoption responsibly and at scale. Recipient of the MachineCon AI100 Award (2025), MIT Sloan MBA, and Frequent Industry Speaker on Enterprise AI Strategy, AI Operating models, Machine Learning, Generative AI, AI Agents, AI Governance and Responsible AI. A core member of the AI Leadership Council, leading key work streams to shape firm wide AI Strategy. CORE COMPETENCIES 1. AI Strategy & Leadership: Enterprise AI Roadmap, Operating Model Design, Transformation Leadership, Senior Leadership & C-Suite Engagement, Team Structuring & Scaling, Innovation Culture building 2. Generative AI: LLM Applications, RAG, Prompt Engineering, Orchestration, Evaluation & Guardrail Frameworks 3. Responsible AI: Model Risk, Explainability, Fairness/Bias assessment, Transparency, KRIs etc. 4. AI Engineering & Platforms: Cloud-native AI platforms, MLOps/LLMOps, Model lifecycle operations, Monitoring & Observability, Python/SQL/SAS, AWS (SageMaker, Athena, Redshift, Lambda, other AWS services), Data visualization (Tableau, Power BI) 5. Advanced Analytics & ML: NLP, Forecasting, Segmentation, Optimization, Classification, Deep learning, Statistics 6. Business Expertise: Asset Management, Wealth, Insurance, Banking, Marketing, Distribution & Investments
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and AI transformation leader with extensive experience in enterprise-level strategies.
Location: Boston, MA, United States
Experience: 19 yrs 1 mo
Career Highlights
- 19+ years of AI transformation experience.
- Recipient of MachineCon AI100 Award (2025).
- Core member of AI Leadership Council.
Work Experience
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Vice President, AI & Data Science (1 mo)
Senior Director, AI & Data Science (3 yrs 7 mos)
Director, Data Science (2 yrs 11 mos)
Senior Manager, Data Science (2 yrs 11 mos)
Manager, Data Science (2 yrs 11 mos)
Group Leader, Data Science (1 yr 11 mos)
Team Leader, Data Science (1 yr)
Senior Associate, Data Science (1 yr 1 mo)
Modelytics
Senior Consultant , Analytics (4 mos)
Consultant, Analytics (9 mos)
Business Analyst, Analytics (1 yr)
Aditi Technologies
Software Development Engineer (7 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee