Ashok Kalidas

Ashok Kalidas serves as the Chief AI Scientist and Global Head of Data Science and Innovation at Kantar, leading a global team of 80 data scientists in leveraging advanced AI/ML and statistical methods to build predictive and generative models from diverse data sources. In addition to this role, Ashok holds the position of Adjunct Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Prior experience includes serving as Managing Partner at Millward Brown Analytics and Principal at MaPS, along with a role as Operations Research Analyst at United Airlines, where work focused on optimization in airline operations. Ashok holds a Ph.D. and a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.