Akshay Kumar

About Akshay Kumar

AI/ML leader with 15 yrs of experience solving 100+ business problems for 30+ global clients. Skilled at building scalable AI systems that improve enterprise KPIs. Cross-industry expertise includes CPG / Retail, Healthcare, Pharma, Insure Tech, Ed tech and Telecom. Passionate about keeping pace with the changes in AI tech currently focussed on Gen AI, XAI, RL and Edge computing. I thrive on first-principles thinking and relentless fast paced learning. My strength lies in architecting AI systems from the ground up—blending academic theory with real-world applicabilityIn my previous roles, I’ve led global teams of 40+ to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions, managing full-stack analytics workflows—from data engineering and model development to deployment and MLOps. Delivered data science projects & developed proprietary AI accelerators that unlocked over $5M in revenue. Currently responsible for architecting solutions with $10M+ revenue potential for my firm. My focus areas include Martech, Commercial Analytics, Demand Forecasting, and Process Automation. As a subject matter expert, I collaborate with executive stakeholders and data science teams (200+ members) to embed scalable AI capabilities that align with strategic business objectives

Experience

1. Director Data Science

   Sigmoid

   Jul 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  Post Graduate Program , Big Data & Machine Learning

  2017 — 2018

• NIT JALANDHAR

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2007 — 2011