Venkat Varadachary

Venkat has been at the forefront of driving business transformation leveraging AI, data and software for over 25 years.

He is a successful operator, entrepreneur, and investor and is widely regarded as an industry thought leader in implementation of AI in Enterprises. 

Venkat was the EVP/Chief Data & Analytics Officer for American Express, board member of American Express Centurion Bank, and a member of the American Express executive team where he led cross functional teams of 1000+ professionals across platforms, applications, AI/ML analytics, governance, UI/UX and privacy. Venkat established the big data and machine learning foundation for American Express. He also led all data partnership negotiations with strategic technology, hotel and travel partners (Apple, Amazon, Delta etc). After Amex, Venkat founded Zenon AI which helps F100 companies and PE firms with successful execution of their AI strategies and digital initiatives. 

Venkat is an active angel investor in 100+ startups. He serves on the boards of AmpliFI Loyalty Solutions and Crenshaw Associates and previously served as a trustee and chair of advancement at Harvey Mudd College. A prolific inventor, Venkat has 11 granted patents spanning innovations in data science, loyalty, and payments.