Kishore Aradhya

Kishore Aradhya has a strong background in data and analytics, with experience in senior leadership roles and advisory positions. Kishore is currently a Senior Director at Stanley Black & Decker, where they are responsible for the strategy, execution, and scalability of the company's data and advanced analytics platform. Prior to this, they were the Head of Data Engineering at Bose Corporation and a Senior Data Engineering Leader at Black Duck Software.

Kishore has also held positions at Adobe, where they led teams in data science, machine learning, and natural language processing, and at edX, where they managed a mobile engineering team and developed the first edX mobile app. Kishore has also served as a Director of Engineering at Sonian and a Senior Engineering Manager at Staples eCommerce Engineering & Velocity Lab.

In addition to their corporate roles, Kishore has been involved in the industry as a Product Advisory Council Member at Kensu, a Global Editorial Board Member at CDO Magazine, and an Adviser at Battery Collective. Kishore brings a wealth of experience and expertise to these advisory roles, providing guidance and support to emerging partners and connecting brands with the venture community.

Kishore Aradhya has a diverse education history, showcasing a commitment to continuous learning and professional development. Kishore holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University.

Kishore further pursued their education by obtaining a Master's degree in Computer Science from Bridgewater State University. Kishore later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst.

Kishore has also engaged in various certification programs to enhance their skills and knowledge. Some of these certifications include NLP from co:rise, Machine Learning Foundations Track from co:rise, Analytics Engineering with dbt from co:rise, Leading with Data and Analytics from University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education, Data Engineering with Google Cloud Specialization from Coursera, Advanced Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud Platform from Coursera, and Deep Learning Specialization from Coursera.

Additionally, Kishore has obtained certifications in Business Analytics from Harvard Business School Online, Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen from Harvard Business School Online, Data Science: Data to Insights from MIT Professional Education, MIT - Big Data and Social Analytics from MIT Professional Education, The Data Scientist's Toolbox from Coursera, Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation from MIT Sloan Executive Education, and Executive Certificate in Management & Leadership from MIT Sloan Executive Education.

Furthermore, Kishore has earned professional certifications such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) from Scrum Alliance, and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) from the Project Management Institute.

It is evident that Kishore Aradhya has a strong educational background and continues to expand their knowledge through certification programs, demonstrating their dedication to professional growth and development.