About

Punit Santani is a seasoned professional with over 23 years of experience in the industry. He is currently serving as a Senior Director at Capgemini, where he leads Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Visualization, and Content Management teams for Insights and Data. Punit has a strong track record of managing IT business operations for strategic consulting, delivery, pre-sales, and sales in Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive, Visualization, and Advanced Analytics. Punit is known for his thought leadership and innovation through new service and solution offerings on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Visualization, and developing business strategy for new offerings. He is also responsible for managing and driving GTM as Executive Sponsor. Punit has strong techno-functional experience in Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Visualization, and DWH. In his current role, Punit manages a team of over 1000 consultants delivering projects globally. He is responsible for competency development, pre-sales, and business development on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cognitive, Visualization, and Content Management across verticals and regions. Punit is also known for his strategic innovation through emerging technologies (Artificial Intelligence), product, and solution development. He manages alliances with product vendors and drives GTM. Before joining Capgemini, Punit served as Vice President at i-quotient, where he led the organization in Business Development and Sales. He strategized focus verticals and solution offerings, sales planning and management, and oversaw the hiring and development of a global sales organization. Punit also led marketing to develop, establish, and direct channel and distribution strategies and programs. He developed pricing policies for different regions, service offerings, and solutions. Punit has a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Civil Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology. He also attended G. D. Birla for his schooling. Punit is a Data Scientist and Research Scientist with relevant experience of over 24.46 years.