Home: Toronto, Ontario. Birthplace: Bombay, India. Profession: Enterprise technology architect and AI strategist. Title: Visionary Technology Leader and Enterprise Architect. Significant other: Shirley, my guiding light. Alma mater: Indian Institute of Technology – Powai, in Bombay.
Current project: AI strategy for financial organizations. Hobbies: Listening to jazz and rock music, taking long walks and learning new technology. Recent travel or adventure: Hong Kong and Taiwan, Nanning and Guilin (Guanxi Province) in China. Last book read: The Happiness Equation, by Neil Pasricha. Recently viewed and recommended: Madam Secretary.
Personality profile: Courageous, visionary, resilient, curious. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Modest.
What three emojis best describe you? 🚀💡🦁.
What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Jazz concerts. What is at the top of your bucket list? Visit my family in New Zealand. How do you relieve stress? Walking, jogging and meditation (Taichi and Chi Kung). What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? No computers.
What was your first paying job? An acoustic engineer. What was your favorite college course? Organic Chemistry. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Sound of Music. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Don’t be in a hurry to grow up. What is your go-to source of news and information? CNBC and CNN. What is your go-to source of creative inspiration? Claude Desktop. What company or organization do you most admire? Google.
What change would you like to see in the world? World peace and harmony. What message do you want to send out into the world? Live everyday as though it could be your last. What mega-trend most concerns you? The darker sides of AI.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Footsteps Of My Own. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My dad and mum. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A fireman. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My phone. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my better half, enjoying a view of the sun rising over the mountains. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? My late twenties.
Personal motto: Say yes, figure it out, leave your mark. Favorite quote: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever” (Mahatma Gandhi). Desired epitaph: He didn't just live life, he architected it.
