Hari leads the Data and AI business of Providence India’s global innovation center, where his team is focused on solving some of healthcare’s most pressing challenges with AI-driven solutions. He spearheads building capabilities for data science, AI, and product development, with a vision to enable transformation in care delivery, experience and outcomes by democratizing data and empowering consumers with trusted, secure intelligence as a service.
Over his 25-year career, Hari has played pivotal leadership roles to shape global capabilities for large organizations, including General Electric, Microsoft, and Google, where he spearheaded product development, platform engineering, and service delivery for Cloud, Data, and AI solutions.
Hari is also co-founder of healthcare startup Thermaissance – a healthcare textile technology venture with a mission to reduce microbial contamination and risk of acquired infections, including coronavirus, tuberculosis, etc.
Hari is passionate about building global teams from the ground up, incubating new ideas, and transforming business with technology. He believes that data-driven decisions must go hand-in-hand with deep empathy for the customer. Hari is a strong advocate of inclusion in the workplace and a DEI champion.
Hari is an alumnus of Osmania University, and IIM Lucknow. He is certified in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from IIIT-Hyderabad. Outside work, Hari enjoys trekking at high altitudes and living sustainably.