Nov 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India · Remote

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor and external consultant, shaping the company's AI transformation vision and translating emerging trends in Agentic AI and intelligent automation into actionable go-to-market strategies and product roadmaps.
• Apply a futurist lens to identify inflection points in AI-driven marketing technology — advising leadership on vendor landscape shifts, competitive positioning, and where autonomous AI agents will displace legacy MarTech workflows.
• Provide consulting-grade guidance on AI adoption frameworks, enterprise readiness assessments, and change management strategies, drawing on deep practitioner experience across HP and Deloitte transformations.
• Act as a thought partner to the founding team on long-range strategic planning, helping bridge the gap between emerging AI research and real-world enterprise deployment realities.

May 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · San Jose, California, United States

• Functioned as an internal technology advisory consultant, advising Deloitte’s CIO on enterprise investment strategy — synthesizing technology, risk, and financial signals into a coherent multi-year advisory roadmap for finance operations.
• Applied a futurist and analyst perspective to identify convergence opportunities at the intersection of AI and enterprise finance operations — defining use cases for intelligent process automation that positioned Deloitte ahead of market adoption curves.
• Led scenario planning and strategic foresight exercises to pressure-test technology roadmaps against future disruption vectors, enabling leadership to make confident, evidence-backed investment decisions.
• Acted as a thought leader and internal evangelist for AI-driven transformation — translating complex technology concepts into executive-ready narratives that secured organizational buy-in and accelerated pilot deployments across finance and operations workflows.
• Consulted with cross-functional business units to redesign and optimize enterprise finance workflows — reducing process friction, strengthening governance controls, and establishing repeatable advisory frameworks for finance-led change management.
• HP Inc.

Sep 2014 – Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States

• Co-founded and led HP's Megatrends research and product marketing initiatives, effectively showcasing HP’s vision for the future and driving strategic insights across the organization.
• Developed targeted, audience-specific deliverables including product videos, customer success stories, web content, presentations, webinars, and analyst papers, ensuring impactful communication that resonates with key stakeholders.
• Pioneered HP’s first robotic expedition, articulating a clear vision and product strategy for robotics in both home and enterprise markets in collaboration with HP Labs.
• Served as a key visionary in positioning the HP global brand, spearheading the development of new product categories in IoT for home and enterprise, such as voice assistants, wearables, premium laptops, and social printers.
• Led cross-functional engagements with Product Managers and HP Labs to enable strategic initiatives, including go-to-market strategies, business cases, and new investment opportunities.
• Collaborated with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and senior vice presidents to identify and create multi-billion-dollar business opportunities aligned with HP Megatrends, emphasizing digitization across HP’s global business units.
• Developed strategic scenarios and frameworks for conversational interfaces, enhancing HP’s product portfolio in Personal Systems and Print.
• Influenced Tier-1 customers in securing multi-million dollar deals by effectively showcasing HP’s innovative products and emphasizing security as a critical enabler across the product portfolio.
• Led employee engagement initiatives for the Office of the CTO, serving as a key presenter at “HP Brown Bags” to inspire and motivate employees globally to participate in skunkworks projects and present prototypes to senior management.

May 2010 – Aug 2014 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Chennai Area, India

• Key Project Engagements
• The Future of Computing in 2020
• In depth analysis of DRAM and NAND markets in the semiconductor industry
• Develop innovative and highly differentiated use cases for wearable computing
• The future of Over-the-Top (OTT) players vs. the incumbents
• Enterprise Mobility Market- Analysing HP Alliances
• Wi-Fi service provider opportunity for mobile client devices
• Analysing existing and future mobile OS platforms that will be optimised for M2M communications
• QR Codes, Touchcodes and NFC market opportunity
• Personalized Mobile Web Portal for Tier 1 Mobile Operators in Singapore, Japan and Korea
• Cloud Strategy for Communication Service Providers (CSPs)
• Telecoms Opportunity in Emerging Markets
• Establish a process to “co-create” 4 Mega Deals for FY12 in India
• Small cell solution for a Tier 1 Mobile Operator in the UK
• Personalized and Targeted Mobile Advertising

Apr 2007 – Apr 2010 · 3 yrs · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Served as part of the India management team, leading a team of five in the ICT group and training ~100 new hires.
• First analyst in the world to predict the death of Mobile WiMAX and Nortel’s Chapter 11, which led to several speaking opportunities in London, Amsterdam, Czech Republic, Dubai, Madrid, Barcelona and Vienna.
• Principal ICT analyst engaged in multi-million-dollar consulting projects against Gartner, IDC and Forrester.
• Led syndicated research and custom engagements of $5.7M+, resulting in Best Performing Team in 2008 and 2009.
• Awarded several start-ups in being pioneers/leaders in technology innovation and product differentiation.
• Event producer and key presenter for Wireless Breakfast meetings attended by 70+ ICT organizations worldwide.
• Part of an elite group of ICT analysts tracked by telecom bloggers and enthusiasts worldwide.

Nov 2006 – Mar 2007 · 4 mos · Chennai Area, India

•  Key advisor to the CEO of EION Wireless and his direct reports on a long-term strategy to evolve from Mobile WiMAX to 3G LTE and enterprise/metropolitan Wi-Fi networks.
•  Product management and marketing nGIN Technologies’ (subsidiary of EION Wireless, Canada) software and consulting services to key telecom manufacturers and mobile carriers in North America.

May 2006 – Oct 2006 · 5 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

•  Conducted comprehensive research and conducted vendor interviews in areas including Mobile Instant Messaging (envisioned today’s Whatsapp in 2006) and mobility market trends for the European region.
•  Published analyses and research that was purchased by technology industry giants and emerging technology companies.
•  Participated in multivendor studies and consulting engagements to help companies understand market/product gaps and recommend ways for businesses to strengthen revenue, market share, and competitive advantage.
•  Wrote press releases for research documents, conducted interviews with media reps, and attended global analyst events worldwide.
•  Achieved or exceeded all assigned revenue and client research renewal targets all years with the company.

May 2005 – Apr 2006 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Key Consults and Research Projects at Frost & Sullivan
• EMEA Unified Communication Markets (February 2006)
• Is UMA the answer for convergence? (December 2005)
• WiWait for WiMAX in Europe? (October 2005)
• European Voice over Wireless LAN Market (May 2005)

May 2004 – Apr 2005 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Key Consults and Research Projects at Frost & Sullivan
• WLAN and VoIP: To be or not to be? (December -2004)
• European Mobile Instant Messaging Market (November 2004)