Nachiket Torwekar

About Nachiket Torwekar

I’m a senior AI/ML and engineering leader with 20+ years of experience delivering scalable, data-driven digital products. I have co-created and executed Nike\'s Flagship AI roadmap in partnership with executive leadership, ensuring AI capabilities deliver customer value and drive market differentiation.I manage, mentor, and grow a team of AI specialists, engineers and data scientists fostering innovation and technical excellence. I specialize in working with a wide variety of cross functional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, risk, servicing, legal and compliance. I’ve successfully led federated AI transformations, greenfield product launches, and reorgs that align data, engineering, and business outcomes. I also act as an evangelist for AI across the business – from applied use cases, total cost of ownership to ethical and responsible AI practices.My focus areas include: • Generative AI (LLMs, RAG, LLMOps) • Search & Recommendations (semantic search, hybrid search, ML ranking) • Personalization & Marketing AI • AI-driven commerce & consumer engagement • Org design, platform modernization, and operational excellenceI foster a culture of experimentation, continuous improvement, and psychological safety, where engineering and product teams thrive together.

Experience

1. Board Advisor

   Atmosfy

   Dec 2020 — Present · US

Education

• COEP Technological University

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

  2002 — 2006

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2013 — 2016

• Somalwar High School and Junior College

  High School

  1990 — 2002

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Scalability
• Redis
• Php
• Java
• Private Equity
• Representational State Transfer (Rest)
• Non-Profit Administration
• Node.js
• New Venture Development
• Mysql
• Distributed Systems
• Technical Recruiting
• Continuous Integration
• Mobile Devices
• Rackspace Cloud
• Hadoop
• Product Strategies
• Entrepreneurship
• Javascript
• Game Theory
• Perl
• Github
• Chef
• Corporate Strategy
• Apache
• International Business Development
• Unix
• Mongodb
• Coreos
• Shell Scripting
• Docker
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Performance Testing
• Maven
• Rest
• User Experience
• Angularjs
• Social Entrepreneurship