Ascendion Appoints Industry Leader Daryush Laqab as Chief AI Officer to Drive AI Innovation

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.

Ascendion takes an “all in” approach to strategic business transformation with Gen AI. Software engineering clients receive immediate value from talented developers using their proprietary Ascendion AVA+ platform, which delivers the productivity, visibility, quality, and speed of Gen AI. Innovation is further accelerated by connecting ideal candidates to specific programs using their Metal platform.

“Throughout his career, Daryush has been a pioneer in delivering AI-based value and services to customers,” he said. Karthik KrishnamurthyCEO, Ascendion. “Today, business and technology leaders in every sector must solve the challenges of trust, speed, and capital needed for the next wave of innovation. GenAI is already driving the last mile for customers with our people and 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

“The 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 change the way we work,” said Daryush. “This vision has consumed everything we’ve imagined, but to realize the future of work, we need to change the way data is used and software is designed. 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.”

About Ascendion
Ascendion is a leading provider of AI-first software engineering services. With a focus on applied AI, software engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent transformation, Ascendion accelerates innovation for Global 2000 clients. Ascendion is headquartered in New York and has 30 offices throughout the United States, IndiaAND Mexico. Ascendion is a leader in digital engineering services, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that empower enterprises.

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