Sameer Dhanrajani is a distinguished and widely recognized analytics and AI thought leader and visionary known for his deep knowledge, innovation & topical approaches in the analytics and AI space. Sameer is Chief Strategy Officer at Fractal Analytics . He is responsible for driving strategic investments and inorganic growth, lead high priority growth initiatives and help Fractal clients on AI-led transformation of their businesses . In his previous assignment, Sameer was Global Business Leader for Cognizant analytics and data sciences unit at Cognizant Technology Solutions.He also worked as Country Head for Fidelity National Financial.

Sameer is a distinguished member of the NASSCOM Analytics Special Interest Group, CII knowledge roundtable, ASSOCHAM digital council and has been instrumental in leading the effort for positioning India as the next best destination of choice for AI Analytics. He has been recipient of “Outstanding Leadership Award” at India Human Capital Summit and “Exemplary Leader Award” during the Asia Pacific HRM Congress. He has been highlighted four times consecutively – 2014-17 in “Top 10 influential analytics leaders in India” published by Analytics India magazine. Sameer is also advisor to Telangana and AP government council for setting up data analytics park and policy in Hyderabad, Vizag and is a steering committee member for drafting AI policy in India. Sameer is also a well renowned speaker and has been a key note speaker & moderator on various business, leadership and topical analytics themes at leading conferences.  Sameer is a prolific blogger and his blog post “Demystifying digital, data analytics and decision science” is a trendsetter; he is a well-known contributor in the academia space. He is a trusted industry advisor and council member to leading Business Technology Schools-ISB, Manipal education, Upgrad, Shiv Nadar. He is the first analytics professional leader in India to deliver TED talk.