Jai Kumar

Jai Kumar has a diverse work experience spanning over many years. Jai currently holds the position of Global Head (Digital and Data) - GTM Strategy and PreSales at IGT Solutions, starting in June 2022. Prior to this, Jai worked as Global Head- Digital Consulting, Strategy, and Business Development at CogentHub from November 2021 to March 2022.

In 2019, Jai co-founded and served as the Managing Director of Oakstone Ventures - Advisory, Digital & Learning until October 2021. Jai also worked at Cognizant, where they held the roles of Digital Consulting Leader (Offshore) - NA/Europe/APAC from March 2016 to October 2018 and Senior Global Client Partner- BFSI - North America from March 2010 to February 2016.

Before joining Cognizant, Jai worked as the Head of Strategic Business Planning, Development, Client Relations, and Marketing at TCG Digital from January 2004 to March 2010. Jai started their career at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Consultant in 2003 and later founded and served as the Director of Mastermind in 2002. Prior to that, they worked as a Project/Account Manager at Agilysis Limited from 2000 to 2002 and as a Marketing and Business Development Executive at Blueshift, Inc. from 1999 to 2000.

Jai Kumar has an education history that includes an Executive Program from Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business in 2011, an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta from 1997-1999, a Bachelor's of Engineering/Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University from 1993-1997, an ISC from La Martinere College in 1991-1993, and an ICSE from St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata from 1981-1991.