Guruduth Banavar MBA, MS, PhD

Guru is driven to develop and apply deep technology innovations to solve major problems that humanity faces, especially in healthcare and education. He is known for his work on IBM Watson AI, Smarter Cities, Services Innovation, Mobile Computing, and Distributed Systems.

Guru is currently developing an AI-based wellness system at Viome, a new company that offers unprecedented visibility into the biological ecosystem inside each of us and delivers ongoing recommendations for a personalized diet and lifestyle plan. Until recently, he was a global Vice President at IBM leading Watson AI research, and a member of CEO Ginni Rometty's top executive team.