about me
hello, i’m prudhvi bade. most people call me prudhvi.
i’m a director-level data and AI leader specializing in large-scale data platforms. I build and lead high-performance teams across data engineering and ML systems while staying hands-on in architecture and code.
beyond my core role, i build AI-driven equity research and investing frameworks. my edge is translating complex technical challenges into decisions that move the business needle. i hold a b.tech. and an mba from iim shillong.
currently
- • senior director (data and ai enablement) in gartner’s analyst team, focusing on data agents, data management, and data architecture
- • pioneering research and translating complex system design entities into strategic insights that guide the next wave of ai, data products and data architecture
previously
- • director of data engineering and architecture at the modern data company, leading data engineering, science, and cloud ops teams to architect scalable solutions and build data products on dataos
- • implemented production-grade generative ai and llm solutions for enterprise clients
- • head of enterprise data delivery and led customer success at the modern data company
- • program manager at google (google maps & geo data operations)
- • business strategy consultant at cognizant business consulting, leading end-to-end deal strategy for a $120Mn bid at kaiser
- • part of the team that launched india’s first mifi & 4g volte network at reliance jio
- • co-founder at gharpe.in
what drives me
i like hard problems and care about systems that scale, teams that grow faster than linearly, and ideas that age well.
this space is a working notebook. some thoughts will be polished. many won’t. all of them are honest.