Praneeth Ponnekanti

Praneeth Ponnekanti currently serves as a Senior Data Architect at Barry Callebaut Group since March 2025. Prior to this position, Praneeth worked as a Management Consulting Analyst at Accenture from August 2021 to December 2024, focusing on product analytics for a leading software company and data analytics strategy for a global FMCG major. Earlier, Praneeth was a Data Science Consultant at Coupa Software, where responsibilities included automating the end-to-end data ingestion process and developing tools for shipment analytics. Additionally, as a data scientist at ACT FIBERNET, Praneeth analyzed consumer behavior and developed predictive models for customer retention. Praneeth began the career as an Assistant Systems Engineer Trainee at Tata Consultancy Services, providing GIS consulting for a major American retail client. Praneeth holds Post Graduate Diplomas in Business Analytics from both the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.