Prajakt Deshpande

Prajakt Deshpande is an experienced engineering leader with a robust background in developing innovative technology solutions across multiple sectors. Currently serving as SVP Engineering at Kore.ai since July 2023, Prajakt leads a Solutions engineering team focused on Generative AI experiences. Prior to this role, Prajakt held significant positions at Microsoft as Engineering Leader, where contributions included leading the Accessibility team and delivering the first end-to-end Windows application by the Microsoft India Team. Additional experience includes VP Engineering at Joveo, where leadership of a large team built a scalable ad tech platform, and Vice President of Software Development at Oracle, where a cloud-native SaaS platform was developed. Prajakt also played a key role at Kony, Inc. leading the Mobile App Dev Platform, and has early career experience at Virtusa, Seranova, and Larsen & Toubro Limited. Academic achievements include degrees in Mechanical Engineering and various specializations in machine learning.