Saravana Kumar

Saravana Kumar has over 18 years of experience in the technology industry, with expertise in machine learning, software development, and engineering leadership. Their most recent role is Head of Machine Learning at Apollo.io, beginning in December 2022. Prior to this, they served as Principal SWE Manager at Microsoft and Director of Engineering at Ally. Kumar also worked as a Senior Machine Learning Manager at Apple, where they led a team of data scientists, NLP experts, and deep learning researchers. Earlier in their career, they worked at Topsy Labs, Bloomberg LP, Tek-Tools Software Solutions, and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd in various software engineering and development roles. Overall, Kumar has a proven track record of building analytics platforms, leading teams, and delivering innovative solutions across multiple industries.

Saravana Kumar earned their bachelor's degree from the National Institute of Technology between 2000 and 2004. The degree was in technology, with a focus on electrical and electronics engineering. Saravana then went on to earn a master's degree in Information Retrieval and Data Mining from Syracuse University between 2008 and 2010.