Jayachandran Ramachandran is the Senior Vice President – Artificial Intelligence Labs at C5i. He is responsible for applied AI research for product and solution development and has been instrumental in driving the roadmap for C5i’s core products/platforms and accelerators. Jay leads C5i with a vision to use and democratize AI responsibly, empowering humans and AI to innovate seamlessly and solve complex challenges, fostering a more equitable and trustworthy world.

Across 28 years of experience as an Analytics and AI leader, design thinker, and inventor, Jay has delivered large-scale, high-impact solutions for retail, CPG, pharma, financial services, semiconductor, consumer electronics, automobiles, aeronautics, manufacturing, telecom, medical devices, energy, utilities, and other industries. Prior to joining C5i, he was associated with Infosys, IBM India, and HCL Technologies and has also worked with companies like Virtusa Consulting Services, Covansys (India), and Maruti Udyog.

Jay is a regular speaker at technology forums and conferences and has written extensively in industry publications like 3AI, Dataquest, Open Data Science Conference (ODSC), Financial Express, CXO Today, and others. He holds multiple patents for inventions related to cognitive systems for diverse purposes and has been recognized by NASSCOM for his contribution to Curate-a-thon, an initiative to create expert learning material for the Engineering and R&D industry. He is a member of 3AI’s Thought Leaders Circle.

Jay holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Anna University.