Prasad Shinde

About Prasad Shinde

Prasad Shinde is CTO | AI Strategy and Engineering Leader - AI Market Unit at Cognizant. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Accomplished technology executive and CIO/CTO-level leader driving enterprise technology strategy, digital and platform transformation, and enterprise-wide AI across global organizations and diverse industries. Sets the technology vision and operating model, modernizing cloud, data, and application platforms while taking AI from experimentation to production-scale adoption. A trusted bridge between executive vision and technology reality, architecting Agentic AI and Enterprise AI platforms and scaling them responsibly through strong AI governance. Recognized for aligning technology investment with business strategy to deliver measurable agility, efficiency, resilience, and profitability across multi-hundred-million-dollar portfolios. Career highlights: - Transformational CIO/CTO-level Leader, recognized for defining enterprise technology strategy and delivering large-scale digital, cloud, and platform modernization, while advancing enterprise AI and agentic AI from strategy through production-scale adoption and Responsible AI governance. Proven track record of driving top-line growth, operational efficiency, and world-class customer experience through technology leadership that connects innovation to business outcomes. - Trusted advisor to C-suites/senior leadership, adept at crafting and executing enterprise technology and AI roadmaps, cloud and data modernization, and Responsible AI governance, while strengthening cybersecurity, technology risk, and regulatory compliance to secure long-term growth and durable competitive advantage. - Strategic Leader and Mentor, focused on building and empowering high-performing global engineering and technology organizations that deliver enterprise platforms and AI solutions at production scale. Proven ability to translate vision into actionable roadmaps, manage large budgets and portfolios, inspire teams to excel, and consistently deliver exceptional, measurable ROI. Areas of Expertise/Core Competencies: Enterprise Transformation | C-Suite Advisor | AI Strategy & AI Engineering | Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) | Enterprise Architecture & Platform Modernization | Data & Analytics Intelligence | Duck Creek/Majesco/Guidewire | CRM/BPM/Customer Engagement | Cybersecurity & Risk-Governance | Global Delivery & P&L Leadership

Skills

• Vendor Management
• Technology Management
• Strategic Vision

Additional experience

• Advisor

  Multiple Companies

  Started April 2023

Education

• Executive Leadership, Cornell University
• Corporate Governance: Maximize your effectiveness in the Boardroom, Wharton Executive Education