A new senior technology leader has joined Wipro with the appointment of Dr Jai Ganesh as Vice President of Technology.
In his new role, Dr Jai Ganesh will focus on driving AI led transformation, advancing product and platform innovation, and shaping global technology strategy. His appointment strengthens Wipro’s leadership in enterprise AI and next generation digital capabilities.
Before joining Wipro, he served for nearly four years as Chief Product Officer at a global technology company in Bengaluru. There, he built and scaled worldwide service lines across AI, data, cloud computing, cybersecurity, customer experience, and enterprise automation. He also handled full profit and loss responsibility and led global product and solution strategy across industries such as industrial manufacturing, communications, healthcare, retail, and hospitality.
During this time, he incubated and commercialised several AI and ML driven platforms. These included enterprise AI services across generative AI, agentic AI, and MLOps and LLMOps. His leadership style focused on building strong teams, encouraging experimentation, and linking innovation to clear business outcomes.
Earlier, he spent over seven years at Mphasis as Senior Vice President and Head of Research and Innovation in Bengaluru. He led NEXT Labs and guided research across machine learning, cloud computing, and quantum computing. He also played a key role in enterprise technology strategy, global partnerships, talent development, and IP led solution building. Multiple awards were won under his leadership.
Dr Jai Ganesh also worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions for about a year as Director for SMAC Solutions. Before that, he spent more than a decade at Infosys as Principal Research Scientist in Bengaluru. There, he led advanced research, built IP driven platforms, and helped position the organisation as a thought leader in emerging digital domains.
Along with industry experience, he brings strong academic depth. He completed the Chevening Rolls Royce Science and Innovation Fellowship at the University of Oxford in 2011. He also earned a PhD in Information Systems and Strategy from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, completing his doctoral studies between 1998 and 2003.
With this appointment, Wipro aims to further strengthen its focus on AI first platforms, technology innovation, and large scale digital transformation for global clients.
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