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Rajesh Kandaswamy
Distinguished VP Analyst
Rajesh Kandaswamy is a Distinguished VP, Analyst in the global CIO practice at Gartner. His research focus is artificial intelligence (including generative AI), especially business strategy, technology strategy, AI strategy (including approaches such as "AI First"), business case development, portfolio management, AI ecosystems, AI agents, innovation, technology landscape, emerging technologies, best practices, and value creation. He also advices CIOs on technology strategy, technology's impact on business models, and uncovering value from both strategic and emerging technologies. Rajesh advices CIOs, C-suite executives and other IT leaders across industries. He often presents to executives on this topic at conferences and other forums. Rajesh Kandaswamy's prior roles at Gartner included being Gartner Fellow and Chief of Research.
Previous experience
Rajesh has held the roles of Chief of Research and Fellow at Gartner. He was also the founder of an AI start-up focused on nutrition. He has held senior leadership roles in managing financial services technology at Citigroup and Bearing Point.
Professional background
BearingPoint, Senior Manager, 4 years
Citigroup, Senior Vice President, 5 years
Gartner, Distinguished VP and Fellow, 10 years
Nurish Digital, Founder and CEO, 2 years
Areas of coverage
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Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Intelligence
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Digital Leadership (For ELKI Entitlements Only)
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Artificial Intelligence Leadership
Education
M.B.A., University of Michigan
B.E., Computer Science, University of Chennai, India
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
AI and Generative AI (genAI) strategy - Building, scaling and communicating AI strategy
AI and Generative AI (genAI) value - Uses, Benefits and Value
AI and Generative AI (genAI) innovation - Innovation, Disruption, AI-First, AI-Native
AI and Generative (genAI) technology - AI agents, reasoning models, LLMs