The much awaited AI Makers 2026 edition by 3AI profiles exemplary, proven, eclectic, progressive & noteworthy leaders, practitioners and executioners working in the widespread spectrum of Data, AI, Analytics, Agentic AI, Data Engineering, Data Sciences, Cloud Computing, Data Platform, Gen AI segments with representation from GCCs, Indian & Global Enterprises, Technology, Consulting & BPM firms, Hyperscalers, AI builders, providers & platform players and niche & boutique AI startups.

The highlighted AI MAKERS are involved in building innovative AI solutions and capabilities, leading AI businesses, practices, CoEs and external client portfolios and demonstrating AI deployment dexterity through differentiated processes, solutions and applications. This category also recognizes key savants and credible leaders who have a significant impact on the AI industry through their thought leadership.

3AI team worked assiduously on AI MAKERS 2026 shortlisting process for over two months with 4500+ AI leaders profiles getting scanned , vetted and validated by our proprietary 3AIThought Leadership Persona (TLP) Matrix wherein 16 AIleadership attributes, archetypes and personas were indexed, benchmarked and calibrated amongst 4500+ AI leaders profiles to select the noteworthy AI Leaders . Inclusion in the AIMakers List is a notable badge of honour in the AI ecosystem and is widely referenced by the leaders who make it through.

AI MAKERS 2026 – in Alphabetical sequence:

Aditya Khandekar

Corridor Platforms

Amit Kapur

Lowe's

Amit Khanna

PwC

Anees Merchant

C5i

Anima Ananadkumar

Caltech

Anirban Nandi

Albertsons Companies India

Ashutosh Khare

Evernorth Health Services

Ashwin Kadkol

Applied Materials

Ashwin Mittal

C5i

Biddappa Muthappa

Sash AI

Bidhan Roy

Fidelity Investments

David Zakkam

JioHotstar

Geetha Manjunath

Niramai Health Analytix

Hemanth Thota

VISA

Itti Singh

Landmark Group

Jitendra Putcha

Mastech Digital

Karthik Ramesh

Tabhi

Mahesh Iyer

Bristol Myers Squibb

Mahesh Kumar

Tiger Analytics

Mamta Rajnayak

American Express

Mathangi Sri Ramachandran

YuVerse

Nishant Chandra

Microsoft

Nithya Subramaniam

Best Buy

Nitin Sareen

Wells Fargo

Nitin Srivastava

Dr. Martens

Padmashree Shagrithaya

Capgemini

Pankaj Rai

Aditya Birla Management Corporation

Paritosh Anand

Wadhwani Foundation

Prabhu Palaniswamy

Chevron

Prashant Kaddi

Deloitte

Prashant Warrier

Qure.ai

Prithvijit Roy

Prukalpa Sankar

Atlan

Rahul Bharde

Jubilant Foodworks

Rajan Gupta

Deutsche Telekom Digital Labs

Rajat Mathur

Boston Consulting Group

RB Rajender

Samyak Jain

Standard Chartered

Saswata Kar

The Magnum Ice Cream Company

Seema Chopra

Boeing

Shub Bhowmick

Tredence

Shweta Singh

Bharti AXA Life Insurance

Sitaram Tadepalli

DBS Bank

Srikanth Velamakanni

Fractal

Subhobroto Ghosh

Allstate

Sundara Ramalingam N

NVIDIA

Swaminathan Aiyer

Microsoft

Swati Jain

Deloitte

Titir Pal

Citi

Vrushali Prasade

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