Kary Bheemaiah — CTO

CTIO at Capgemini | World Economic Forum Executive Fellow | Strategic Advisor | Combat Veteran I drive emerging technology initiatives at scale, delivering solutions that unlock new revenue streams and competitive advantages for Fortune 500 clients across global markets. Current Impact: As CTIO, I spearhead Capgemini Invent's innovation agenda—from Edge AI and Robotics to Engineering Biology and Quantum computing—while building strategic technology capabilities for key accounts and expanding into new geographies. Published author of "The Blockchain Alternative" (Springer, 2017). Featured expert in MIT Tech Review, WIRED, Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum, and TEDx speaker. Executive Fellow, World Economic Forum (leading Tier-1 initiative) Former AI Product Lead (Paris startup) Economic Researcher, EU Horizon 2030 Associate Research Scientist, Cambridge Senior Fellow, École des Ponts Visiting Lecturer, EU business schools French Foreign Legion veteran, awarded Cross of Valor for combat operations in Afghanistan.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technology Executive specializing in Innovation Management and Strategic Technology Development.

Location: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Experience: 8 yrs 1 mo

Skills

Technology Strategy
Innovation Management
Technology Governance
Strategic Research
Research Management
Writing
Financial Management
Leadership

Career Highlights

Spearheaded innovation in emerging technologies at Capgemini.
Published author on blockchain and economic policies.
Combat veteran awarded for leadership in challenging environments.

Work Experience

World Economic Forum

Global Future Council on Autonomous Systems (1 yr 4 mos)

Executive Fellow (2 yrs 1 mo)

Capgemini Invent

Vice President I Chief Tech & Innovation Officer (CTIO), Capgemini Invent (5 yrs 9 mos)

Fahrenheit 212

Senior Engagement Manager (1 yr 6 mos)

École des Ponts Business School

Senior Fellow - Center for Policy & Competitiveness (11 mos)

TEDxIHEParis

TEDx Speaker (0 mo)

Springer Nature

Book Author (1 yr 6 mos)

Cambridge Judge Business School

Associate Research Scientist (1 yr 8 mos)

U Change

Director of Research (3 yrs)

Grenoble Ecole de Management

Affiliate Lecturer (2 yrs)

Researcher & Data Analyst (1 yr 3 mos)

Michelin

Business Partner Controller (1 yr 2 mos)

Global Market Analyst (6 mos)

Légion étrangère

Caporal in the French Foreign Legion (4 yrs 11 mos)

Teekay Corporation

3rd Engineering Officer (1 yr 8 mos)

Education

Masters in International Business at Grenoble Ecole de Management

Bachelor's degree at Glasgow Caledonian University

Kary Bheemaiah

CTO

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands8 yrs 1 mo experience

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Key Highlights

Spearheaded innovation in emerging technologies at Capgemini.
Published author on blockchain and economic policies.
Combat veteran awarded for leadership in challenging environments.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technology Executive specializing in Innovation Management and Strategic Technology Development.

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Core Skills

Technology StrategyInnovation ManagementTechnology GovernanceStrategic ResearchResearch ManagementWritingFinancial ManagementLeadership

Other Skills

AIAdvising PeopleAnalytical SkillsAutonomous SystemsBlockchainBloomberg TerminalBudgetsBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCircular EconomyClient AcquisitionClient SolutionsCluster AnalysisCombat Leadership

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Experience

8 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

World economic forum

2 roles

Global Future Council on Autonomous Systems

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

The Global Future Council (GFC) on Autonomous Systems focuses on Physical AI & Robotics systems operating in unstructured environments which require human-machine interaction. I'm part of the core team (with senior executives from Fortune 500 companies and researchers from MIT and Berkley) that informs on the realities of autonomous systems operating in real-world chaos—from autonomous vehicles navigating cities to industrial robots working alongside humans.
My focus: separating genuine breakthroughs from vendor hype and shaping policy that accelerates adoption without compromising safety.
Key contributions: Co-creating the framework for human-machine collaboration best practices. Currently driving WEF's position on governance in unstructured environments—the spaces where most current regulations fail.
Work directly with CXOs and government ministers to translate frontier technology into practical deployment strategies. Regular advisor to companies navigating the gap between autonomous systems that work in labs versus those that survive real-world conditions.

Autonomous SystemsHuman-Machine InteractionPolicy ShapingTechnology Governance

Executive Fellow

May 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Lead of the Technology Convergence initiative and creator of the 3C Framework.
I lead the World Economic Forum's first Tier-1, multi-year report in 15 years, that achieved the highest new readership of new strategic reports by the WEF in 2025. Created the 3C Framework (Combination, Convergence, Compounding) now being adopted by Fortune 100 executives and government ministers to identify where technologies intersect to create new value.
Directed research across 8 technology domains—from AI to quantum computing—mapping 23 high-potential technology pairings from over 238 subcomponents. Oversaw analysis of 2,000 senior executives across 18 countries to identify real deployment patterns versus hype. The framework is already influencing investment decisions in cognitive robotics, new energy ecosystems, and hybrid quantum-classical computing.
Key impact: Shifted the conversation from individual technology breakthroughs to technology combinations that actually reshape industries. The report now serves as the strategic playbook for CEOs navigating the $15 trillion convergence economy. Currently briefing G20 governments and Global 500 boards on implementing the framework to capture value at technological intersections.
The work directly addresses the gap between lab breakthroughs and commercial reality—showing leaders not just what's technically possible, but what combinations will actually drive returns and restructure value chains.

Technology ConvergenceResearch DirectionFramework DevelopmentStrategic Research

Capgemini invent

Vice President I Chief Tech & Innovation Officer (CTIO), Capgemini Invent

Sep 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid

Built and scaled 4 emerging technology practices from zero to revenue:
Edge AI & Robotics - Secured funding to build a 15-person team, closed first enterprise deals within 8 months
Engineering Biology - Led the strategy and funding rounds. Established partnership with SynBioBeta
Quantum Computing - Set up the Q-Lab and created GTM playbook now used across NA and EMEA, making us the leaders in Quantum advisory.
Industrial Metaverse - Launched Lab-as-a-Service solutions for manufacturing clients, contributing to the acquisition of Unity's Pro Services team (250 FTEs).
Full ownership for each emerging tech unit: fundraising, team building, capability development, client acquisition, and revenue delivery. Currently, these practices generate steady innovation revenue and have positively impacted the brand's recognition as tech innovation partners by clients and analysts.
Currently acting as a "Field CTIO", to expand our tech innovation business in North America, EU and Middle East.
Member of Capgemini Group's Technology, Innovation and Ventures Council.

Edge AIRoboticsEngineering BiologyQuantum ComputingIndustrial MetaverseClient Acquisition+3

Fahrenheit 212

Senior Engagement Manager

Mar 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Paris 08, Île-de-France, France

F212 (acquired by Capgemini Invent in 2019) - an innovation strategy consultancy whose clients included MNCs in FS, CPRD, FMCG and Energy/Mobility sectors. Part of core leadership that built and grew the Paris subsidiary of F212.

École des ponts business school

Senior Fellow - Center for Policy & Competitiveness

Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 · 11 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France

Tedxiheparis

TEDx Speaker

May 2017 – May 2017 · 0 mo · Paris, Île-de-France, France

This was my 2nd TEDx talk and I spoke about what I didn’t write in the book. I talked about why I thought capitalism was a cultural construct as much as it was an economic system. And why I believed transparency and decentralization would be an antidote to the economic malaise most countries experience. Post this talk was the 2017 ICO craze, the 2019 NFT mania, and the 2021 DeFi summer. These events changed my “tech will save the world”beliefs and made me a jaded idealist.
Key learning outcome- Learn how to do a Ted talk. Public speaking is a learned skill that provides outsized benefits.

Springer nature

Book Author

Mar 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

Exploratory book that discussed the concept of a sovereign-level blockchain. This is prior to CBDCs being defined or used in common parlance. The book looked at how current economic policies & theories created issues such as economic pollution and excessive debt creation, and explored if a blockchain based system would be an antidote to them. More economic history than technical insights. Key learning outcome of writing the book - selecting the right publisher is as important as writing a book.

Cambridge judge business school

Associate Research Scientist

Feb 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

- Researcher for European Defense Agency (EDA) project to push Circular Economy in Defense. Part of the Circular Economy Research Initiative (CERI) at Cambridge.

Circular EconomyResearchResearch Management

U change

Director of Research

Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 · 3 yrs · Paris Area, France

Led team that made an AI/NLP based automated database to scan and categorize european startup ecosystem. Client list included ventures and market research teams of CAC40 firms, including one La Banque de Luxembourg, BNPP, Natixis, and European Broadcasting Union.

AINLPDatabase ManagementResearch Management

Grenoble ecole de management

2 roles

Affiliate Lecturer

Promoted

Nov 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs

Affiliate Faculty and Tutor
Subjects - Mgmt. of Innovation & Technology
Programs- MSc. Biotech and Masters in International Business (MIB)

BlockchainEconomic PoliciesWriting

Researcher & Data Analyst

Nov 2014 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

Data Analyst for EU Commissions' STYLE Project (Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe).
Workshop Coach: Introduction to Data Analysis (Statistics for graduate students).
Research subjects: EU labor market and Technological Unemployment.

Michelin

2 roles

Business Partner Controller

Aug 2013 – Oct 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Financial controller for R&D unit: Cash/ Revenue Forecasting and R&D Investment
Created ‘TroubleShooter’, an enterprise centric App, to share problem solving techniques.

Global Market Analyst

Feb 2013 – Aug 2013 · 6 mos · Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Market Intelligence unit: Forecasting and data analysis.

Financial ForecastingR&D InvestmentFinancial Management

Légion étrangère

Caporal in the French Foreign Legion

Jul 2006 – Jun 2011 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Afghanistan, Africa, France

Sniper team lead. 3 combat tours in Afghanistan & Africa with the Legion’s Parachute regiment (2REP). Awarded the Cross of Valor for combat operations in Afghanistan.