Ascendion Names Daryush Laqab as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to Drive AI Innovation

Bengaluru: AI-first software engineering services Ascendion has appointed Daryush Laqab as Chief AI Officer, effective June 28, 2024. Daryush, who brings over two decades of technology leadership experience, will drive innovation and operational excellence for all AI-driven initiatives and technologies for clients. In his new role, Daryush will report to CEO Karthik Krishnamurthy.

Throughout his career, Daryush has been a pioneer in integrating advanced technologies into business strategies. Most recently, he served as Director of Product Management for NVIDIA’s Autonomous Vehicles and AI Infrastructure team, where he led tooling, platform engineering, validation, and infrastructure, managing thousands of GPUs for hundreds of engineers and machine learning experts.

Previously, Daryush held senior technical engineering and AI product development positions at several world-renowned innovation companies. As Head of Engineering and Product at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Daryush founded and led the strategy and development of the banking giant’s enterprise-wide AI/ML platform and ecosystem. Additionally, Daryush led the development of multiple breakthrough products for Microsoft, Twitter, and Google, where he created Contact Center AI on Google Cloud and other AI products.

“Throughout his career, Daryush has been a pioneer in delivering AI-based value and services to customers,” he said Karthik Krishnamurthy, CEO, Ascendion. “Today, business and technology leaders in every sector now need to solve the trust, speed, and capital challenges needed for the next wave of innovation. We are already driving GenAI to the last mile for customers with our people and our platforms, and now Daryush will help us deliver even more value, innovation, and better technology—key elements of our “Engineering to the Power of AI.””

Ascendion’s AI platforms deliver higher levels of transparency, up to 50% higher developer productivity, software quality, and up to 45% higher development speed. The company is widely considered an innovative leader in Gen AI services. Ascendion was named a market leader among global service providers in a recently released HFS Horizons: Generative Enterprise™ Services report.

“An ecosystem of powerful processors, cloud platforms, connectivity, and Gen AI-powered tools and models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Mistral, and others is maturing rapidly. This new stack is poised to revolutionize almost every industry, but Gen AI needs to complete the final mile to transform the way we work,” said Daryush. “This vision has consumed everything we’ve imagined, but for the future of work to become a reality, we need to evolve the way we use data and engineer software. With thousands of Gen AI-trained engineers, powerful data capabilities, and a platform-first strategy, Ascendion is uniquely positioned to reimagine how work gets done using modern AI technology. I couldn’t be more excited to join the team to help make this vision a reality.”