Saikiran Divakaruni

Saikiran Divakaruni is an experienced engineering professional with a strong background in data science and AI, currently serving as the Head of Engineering (Senior Engineering Manager) for the Global Data Science & AI team at ZF Group since July 2017. Previous roles at ZF included Engineering Manager and Senior Engineering Supervisor, where responsibilities spanned design and testing standards for brake pads and oversight of the North America Friction Engineering Department. Saikiran also holds experience as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant at Oklahoma State University and worked as a Product Design Engineer in the engineering R&D department at Brakes India Limited. Educational qualifications include an MBA from Oakland University, and a certification in Product Management & Strategy from Wharton Executive Education, complemented by graduate studies in finite element methods and web handling research.