Sameer is Chief Executive Officer at AIQRATE. A bespoke global AI advisory & consulting firm and 3AI, India’s largest platform for AI & Analytics leaders, professionals & aspirants.

Sameer is a globally recognized AI advisor, business builder, evangelist, and thought leader known for his deep knowledge, and strategic consulting approaches in AI and analytics space.  Sameer has consulted with several Fortune 500 global enterprises, Indian corporations, GCCs, startups, SMBs, VC/PE firms in driving AI led strategic transformation and innovation strategies. He has rich and proven experience in building and scaling AI businesses and practices, securing large AI & Analytics engagements & deals, and creating significant client impact.

Known for his passion and deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence and analytics, Sameer is a huge influencer in this space and is a well-recognized keynote expert, moderator, and speaker at several global industry forums and conferences. Sameer consults with boards & CXO’s of Indian & Global enterprises on evangelizing AI Strategy in the Enterprises and frequently conducts bespoke masterclass and workshops with contextualized playbooks & frameworks on AI Strategy & Transformation.

Sameer has been also frequently quoted across business media and news publications and is a recipient of multiple awards and recognitions. Sameer is also associated as AI advisor on AI policy matters with NASSCOM, CII, ASSOCHAM, and state governments and is instrumental in leading the effort to position India as a premier destination in AI. He is a well-known contributor in the academia space.

A fast tracker professional with 25+ years of different genres of industry experience, Sameer has donned various leadership roles in consulting, GCCs, bell weather technology organizations, BPM providers, and boutique firms to help deliver transformative and innovative AI & Analytics advisory offerings and consulting offerings to several CXOs and senior leaders.

At AIQRATE , Sameer leads the advisory services & consulting offerings and works with several Indian & Global enterprises, GCC’s, Technology, BPM  & Cloud players, Pure play analytics providers, PE/VC firms & Startups to curate AI transformation strategy roadmap, build state of art AI & Analytics CoE/capability hubs, craft differentiated GTM & Sales strategies, create differentiated and novel AI & Analytics capabilities, offerings & solutions and consult on competitive intelligence and future forward landscape of AI & Analytics. In addition, Sameer leads 3AI, India’s largest platform for AI & Analytics leaders & professionals consisting of 700+ by-invite AI Leaders & 27000+ active 3AI members base.

Previously, Sameer was Chief Strategy Officer at Fractal Analytics. He was responsible for creating differentiated AI & Analytics capabilities, defining new growth segments & geographies, curating strategic roadmaps for CXO transformational capabilities, driving strategic investments; inorganic growth thru M&A, global partnerships and alliances, open innovation; leading high-priority growth initiatives and helping Fractal clients on AI-led transformation of their businesses.

In his previous assignment, Sameer was Global Business Leader for Cognizant analytics and data sciences at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He pioneered the Customer, Risk & Operations Analytics framework (CRO) at cognizant analytics and data sciences to help clients realize transformative value from data detonation encircling enterprises and enable accelerated business impact through accentuated customer experience, robust risk management strategies and optimized business operations.

Under his leadership, Cognizant Analytics became a leading market player in the analytics market space with 3400 analytics professionals and an exemplary broad-based structure with an exhaustive repertoire of services framework, consulting methodologies, solutions, and platforms spanning the advanced analytics & data science spectrum serving 180 clients across geographies and executed 3000 plus analytics & data sciences consulting projects and engagements As senior steering leadership committee member, Sameer provided the pivotal strategic direction and execution led insights to galvanize Cognizant Analytics run better & run different.

Prior to Cognizant, Sameer was the Country Head at Fidelity National Financial and pioneered India's first Global Capability Center (GCC) to be based on a non-linear growth model with platform-based value propositions and developed Fidelity India into a hub of customer delight, delivery innovation, and operational dexterity. Before Fidelity, he worked as Vice President – Analytics for Genpact.