With over fifteen years of experience straddling the worlds of artificial intelligence (AI) and business strategy, Aadhar is a world-class expert in helping organizations define, implement, and govern their AI and Data programs across all areas of the project lifecycle.
Aadhar’s experience working with AI began in the labs of Georgia Tech, where he had the opportunity to work on government-funded research in autonomous vehicles (DARPA) and autonomous robotics and drones (NASA).
At IBM, he was one of the youngest named Client Executives at IBM, an inaugural Product Manager for IBM Watson, and led IBM Watson’s global ecosystem strategy. As an Associate Partner at Deloitte, Aadhar helped to launch the AI Strategy practice, was the AI Lead for the Energy and Automotive sectors and led strategy definition and the investment approval cycle for Deloitte’s $1B+, multi-year investment in AI. At CCC, Aadhar was the Sr. Director of AI, leading a team of 60+ data engineers and data scientists that developed a novel, transformer-based architecture for applying computer vision to the insurance claims cycle.
Aadhar has had the privilege of serving numerous leading, global organizations across industries, including Google, ServiceNow, IBM, Qualtrics, SAP, USAA, State Farm, Allstate, Exelon, Southern California Edison, ExxonMobil, PepsiCo, Ace Hardware, Jones Lang LaSalle, Hitachi, Spirit Aero, Sigma Aldrich, UK’s NHS, and General Motors.
Aadhar is an avid Sci-Fi fan and lives in Overland Park, KS with his wife Whitney and their two sons.