Ramesh Rajagopalan

Dr. Ramesh Rajagopalan Globally recognized speaker and thought leader in AI and Analytics, with over 30 years of experience having held corporate leadership roles at Dell, Deloitte, IBM, and academic teaching and leadership roles at University of Texas Austin, and Mercer University.

As a founder and CEO of SetCONNECT, Inc, his vision is to connect next generation leaders to the revolution of digital transformation through the power of data analytics, education, and technology. The company is delivering transformational business value through high impact AI/ML projects, building internal analytics capabilities, and advancing AI competency at various global brands in the financial services, industrial, and automotive sectors.

Dr. Rajagopalan has a unique blend of academic and corporate leadership experience. He has held senior faculty positions at various leading universities including the University of Texas Austin McCombs School of Business and leadership positions in large corporations such as Dell, Deloitte Consulting, and IBM in mission critical areas including business analytics, AI/ML, marketing, supply chain, and cloud computing. .

In leadership roles at Dell and prior to Dell including SmartOps (now SAP), Deloitte, IBM and i2 Technologies (now JDA), Ramesh led diverse global analytics teams and was responsible for delivering multi-million dollar cost savings at several Global 100 companies.

Dr. Rajagopalan is driven by his passion for industry-university collaboration. Throughout his career he is privileged to work with executives from global companies striving to drive business value through analytics. He is an internationally recognized speaker, author, professor, entrepreneur, and industry expert specializing in Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Supply Chain, and Digital Strategy.