Pankaj Kenjale is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in artificial intelligence, analytics, and data engineering. Currently serving as Group VP at Mavenir, Pankaj has held notable positions including VP of Big Data and AI Engineering and Senior Director of Engineering. Additionally, Pankaj contributes to academia as a visiting faculty member at upGrad and Great Learning, specializing in Data Strategy, AI Strategy, MLOps, and Data Science. As a Governing Body Member of the Dallas CDAO Community at Evanta, a Gartner Company, Pankaj is actively involved in fostering data leadership. Educationally, Pankaj holds two Master of Science degrees from The University of Texas at Dallas, one in Business Analytics with a focus on Data Science and the other in Finance.