Archana Nehru — CEO
I am a Senior Technology Leader with 25+ years of various business and technical roles spanning across various technology domains. I am passionate about "Data" and "Applied AI" and excited by the "paradigm shift" that digital transformation is driving across industries. I have lead end to end Digital Transformation Journeys at Cisco, Vmware - which started with establishing a strong foundation of Data Management, Data Quality & Governance and then using that foundation to build AI/ML Solutions for business analytics, predictions/insights etc. I have a strong experience building LLM/RAG based AI Agents. I have built AI/ML solutions for various business domains such as Engineering, Sales, Customer Experience, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain etc leading a team of data scientist and data engineers. In my past roles at Intel, I have had extensive developing firmware and system software (Embedded, VOIP, Datacom, BIOS) and lead Corporate Business Strategy and Roadmap for defining new products (phones/tablets/System on chip). I have also had an International exposure of having worked in US for about 7 years. AI/ML/Data Science Specialties: Machine Learning, Analytics, Gen AI (Agents, LLMs, RAG based Solutions), Big Data Management & Governance, Data Quality, Anomaly Detection, Supervised and Unsupervised Learning, NLP, Product Knowledge Graphs Software Engg Expertise: Embedded Software. Data com/Networking Software, Voice Over IP, Device Drivers Core Engg/Management Expertise: Engineering Management, Product Management, Corporate/Business Strategy, Business Portfolio and Roadmap Definition, Market and Biz Development, SOC Product Planning, Emerging Market Expertise, Ecosystem Development, Program Management 15+ years of People Management with extensive experience building and managing large teams (100+)
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in AI-driven SaaS and digital transformation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 29 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Machine Learning
- Ai/ml Solutions
- Data Management
- Digital Transformation
Career Highlights
- Led AI-driven digital transformation at Cisco and VMware.
- Built AI/ML solutions across multiple business domains.
- Extensive experience in managing large engineering teams.
Work Experience
Palo Alto Networks
Senior Director and Global Head- CX and GTM (4 mos)
Omnissa (Ex-Vmware EUC Business)
Global Head of Data Science and Machine Learning - End User Computing Business (2 yrs)
VMware
Global Head of Data Science and Advanced Analytics (1 yr 9 mos)
Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited, Bangalore
Head Enterprise AI- Cisco India (3 yrs 2 mos)
Intel Corporation
Director Of Engineering- Firmware (4 yrs 1 mo)
Intel
Strategic/Business Planning - Phones & Tablets (4 yrs 1 mo)
Senior Manager- Strategy and Mkt Development (4 yrs)
Engineering Manager (6 yrs 3 mos)
Trillium
Member of Technical Staff (3 yrs)
DCM Data Systems
Member of Technical Staff (1 yr)
Education
Executive Management Program at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
B.E(Hons) Computer Science at Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Machine Learning (WIP) at Stanford University