Navendu A.

Navendu A. is an experienced executive with a strong background in technology and business leadership, currently serving as SVP and Head of Business at Krutrim and a Board Member at GeoSpoc. With a notable tenure at Ola Electric from July 2021 to March 2025, Navendu held multiple senior positions, including SVP and Group CIO, as well as VP of Engineering. Prior to that, Navendu was the Head of Artificial Intelligence at Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd) from September 2020 to September 2022. The entrepreneurial journey includes founding Canvos.ai, specializing in AI-based face recognition and prediction algorithms from August 2017 to September 2020. Navendu holds a B.Tech and M.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and completed early education at Rani Laxmi Bai Public School in Jhansi.