Shrikant Desai

Shrikant Desai currently serves as the Director of Machine Learning, Content AI at Warner Bros. Discovery, leading initiatives in recommendation, personalization, search, and marketing solutions for the discovery plus app, while also developing a machine learning platform to manage model lifecycle processes. In addition, Shrikant Desai acts as an advisor at GRIT. Previously, Shrikant Desai was the Engineering Manager for Machine Learning at Zulily, overseeing teams in personalization and search, and held the position of Staff Applied Researcher at eBay, where responsibilities included managing machine learning services and enhancing augmented reality experiences. Earlier experiences include roles as a Research and Development Engineer Intern at Ericsson and as a Data Analyst at The University of Texas at Arlington, as well as a Software Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services focused on financial services applications. Shrikant Desai holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Arlington and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University.