Abhishek Kumar is currently leading AI and Data Science practice at Publicis Sapient as Director of Data Science. He leads engagements for numerous Fortune 500 companies on Data & AI strategy and large-scale implementation for areas in recommendation engines, anomaly detection, optimization, and recently in Generative AI. He holds a Master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a recipient of the prestigious Hal Varian Award. He is also recognized as Google Developer Expert-ML and featured in the Top 40 under 40 data scientist list. He has authored several popular data science courses and has delivered talks at global data and AI conferences. He is also a learning facilitator and instructor at Berkeley Haas Executive Education, focusing on the Future of Technology.