Sudarshan Shidore
Mumbai
Summary
Visionary Chief Data Scientist and IIM-A / IIT-D alumnus with over 25 years of experience driving multi-million dollar revenue growth through AI-led enterprise evolution. Expert in leading high-performance, cross-functional teams to deliver complex Agentic AI and GenAI solutions for global enterprises. Proven track record in high-stakes business development, securing over $90M in cumulative wins and unit growth across AI consulting, EdTech, and advertising sectors. Brings a rare interdisciplinary lens to technology, blending a rigorous IIT-Delhi background in Computer Science and Mathematics with a humanities-driven approach—as a published fiction author and film critic—to build AI systems that are aligned with business needs, legal regulation and ethical considerations.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Data Scientist
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
01.2016 - 01.2026
- VP of AI Strategy & Global Consulting (2023 – 2026): Orchestrated the development of enterprise-grade Agentic AI systems by aligning complex client business requirements with sophisticated technical architectures—leveraging multi-agent frameworks, LLMs LRMs, and rigorous safety/governance safeguards to deliver scalable, high-ROI solutions.
- Directly contributed to business development successes exceeding $25M in the 2024-25 period through expert pre-sales leadership and high-stakes B2B negotiations.
- Architected and scaled global AI consulting teams from zero, utilizing a mentorship-first philosophy to translate individual strengths into collective technical excellence.
- Spearheaded multi-dimensional AI strategies for global clients, navigating the intersection of technical performance, architectural scalability, and evolving regulatory and environmental standards.
- Retail Strategic Initiatives (2021 – 2023): Led high-impact teams to deliver core analytics solutions (Pricing, Supply Chain) for global retail leaders, emphasizing ML model explicability and synthetic data evaluation.
- ION Unit (2016 – 2021): Architected an innovative IRT-based approach for adaptive testing, fueling $10M in revenue growth (2021-22).
Director, Content Solutions
Praxis Technologies
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Spearheaded the research and launch of a proprietary electives library, achieving $15M in revenue growth for the K12 market.
Skill Head, Content Solutions
Learning Mate Technologies
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Scaled the content products unit from the ground up, providing the technical leadership and strategic direction that won $15M in successful bids (100% win rate).
Instructional Design Lead
Tata Interactive Systems
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Founded the "SimBLs" (Simulation-Based Learning) Unit, turning an independent ideation into a $20M revenue stream by 2003.
Education
PGDM - Business Analytics and Big Data
Aegis School of Business
01-2016
MBA - Marketing and Information Systems
IIM Ahmedabad
01-1996
M.Sc - Mathematics & Computer Science
IIT Delhi
01-1994
Skills
AI, GenAI and Agentic AI Solutions
Business Consulting
Intrapreneurship
Cross Functional Expertise
Stakeholder Management
Team Leadership and Mentoring
Research and Innovation
Certification
- Online Certifications in Machine Learning (Stanford)
- Text Mining (Urbana Champaign)
- Prompt Engineering (O’Reilly)
- AWS AI Practice (O’Reilly)
Custom Section
Published fiction author and active film critic, leveraging narrative expertise to enhance AI storytelling and user experience design., Global speaker and panel moderator at AI and GenAI industry summits., Cutting-edge articles on business social media spanning technology, regulation and business ethics., Accomplished quizzer with a lifelong passion for interdisciplinary knowledge and technology trivia, an asset in business and technology consulting.
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
https://l1nk.dev/1Lmyo
Timeline
Chief Data Scientist
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
01.2016 - 01.2026
Director, Content Solutions
Praxis Technologies
01.2010 - 01.2016
Skill Head, Content Solutions
Learning Mate Technologies
01.2006 - 01.2007
Instructional Design Lead
Tata Interactive Systems
01.2000 - 01.2002
PGDM - Business Analytics and Big Data
Aegis School of Business
MBA - Marketing and Information Systems
IIM Ahmedabad
M.Sc - Mathematics & Computer Science
IIT Delhi