About

Ajay Shrivastava is a seasoned professional with over 17 years of experience in business, product, and technology departments. He has worked with top companies such as Intel, Adobe, Microsoft, Expedia, LinkedIn, OYO, Knowlarity, and HT Media. Ajay is a B2B SaaS, B2C, and startup expert with a focus on digital transformation. He has a deep understanding of what strategy applies at what stage of the company and how it should evolve with growth. Currently, Ajay is the Chief Operating Officer at Ocrolus East, where he is responsible for building "Business first" products, technology, and data sciences while instilling growth and service mindset in the company. Prior to this, he led the digital transformation at HT Media and powered the turnaround of Knowlarity from a cash-crunched to a cash-profitable company. He also built OYO technology and team from scratch as it grew to become a giant technology company in hospitality. Ajay's leadership experience includes digital transformation, B2B SaaS turnaround, B2C hockey stick growth, MNC remote center setup from scratch, and leading cross-geography teams. He has invented engineering execution philosophies like "Solver Teams" and "Minimum Viable Technology" (MVT) while executing at OYO and Knowlarity. Ajay has also published articles in leading tech and startup magazines. Ajay has a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) degree in Information Technology from IIIT Bangalore and a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IET. His tech stack includes product management, data science, infrastructure, software engineering, machine learning, UI, big data, and senior software engineering.