“There are two ways of constructing software; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.”
— Tony Hoare, Computer Science pioneer, Turing Award winner
The history of computing and software is one of evolving layers of abstraction with the goal of reducing complexity. Even in the current generation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), we are juggling how to abstract away complexity and maintain adequate controls to minimize risk. But unless we understand what problems we are attempting to solve, the right and simplest solution will evade us.
I have devoted my entire career to realizing usable solutions to complex problems across industries such as banking and insurance, telecommunication and consumer electronics in North America, Asia Middle East and Europe.
I advise startups, enterprises, and investors on technology strategy, product development and market alignment.
Expertise
Strategy Development, Technology Transformation, AI, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure and Software Modernization, Strategic Vendor Management and Off-Shoring, Technology Risk Management, Analytics, Application Performance Management, Cloud Computing, SRE, DevOps, Software Automation, Cyber Resiliency, Business Continuity.
Advisory & Boards
Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) - Ethical AI Governance Group & Human AI Council, Samba Nova Systems, LeanIX, a SAP Company, Cloudera Software, Planck (formerly pEp) Security, Insight Partners, Landmark Ventures, a16z Andreesen-Horowitz.
AI has become a key driver of geopolitical competition, with countries vying for technological supremacy and economic dominance. The potential of AI technologies to revolutionize industries, enhance military capabilities and shape societal norms has far-reaching implications for the disruption of traditional geopolitical balances. As AI development accelerates, it poses unique and mounting challenges to governance frameworks, raising urgent questions about international regulation and cooperation.
Buffet Institute of Global Affairs, Northwestern University
Buffett Symposium on AI & Geopolitics
Economic Impacts of AI
Panelists: David Bray (CEO LeadDoAdapt), Johan Harvard (Global AI Advisory Lead, Tony Blair Institute, Sandeep Mehta (fmr. Chief Technology Officer, The Hartford)
Moderator: Daniel W. Linna Jr., Professor and Director of Law & Technology Initiatives at Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law & McCormick School of Engineering
Articles
Beyond Automation: Realizing the full potential of agentic AI in the enterprise
—CIO Magazine, Sandeep Mehta & Shail Khiyara
Agentic AI is redefining enterprise automation with adaptive, autonomous agents. But success hinges on orchestration, oversight and cultural readiness…The emergence of software-based automation over the past few decades has occurred alongside advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence. Enterprises have progressively adopted new waves of automation paradigms – from simple scripts and bots to robotic process automation (RPA) and cloud-based automation platforms. Today, agentic AI — software agents that exhibit autonomy, adaptiveness and reasoning — represents the frontier. Yet real-world adoption remains uneven…” Read More
Pilots versus Co-pilots: The Human Factors Challenge in AI-based Systems
—LinkedIn, Sandeep Mehta
With the resurgence of AI applications including Generative AI methods, we are perhaps being too glib about the risks and challenges of AI-based systems and their integration and embedding into more critical parts of our society…60 years since that Dartmouth workshop, AI functionality is pervasive in automation. So, it is essential that we examine how the human and AI co-exist, collaborate and how we relegate significant responsibilities to “smart tools”. The intersection of “pilot” (us) and “co-pilot” (AI) needs reexamining.” Read More
The Promise and Pitfalls of AI Coding Assistants
—LinkedIn, Sandeep Mehta
One of the many hopes and aspirations of the current wave of developments in software and AI is that it can help evolve, simplify, and possibly eliminate, some or substantial amounts of toil in software development. The quest for finding connectivity between programming intent and generating code has been an area of research for well over a decade. While low-code/no-code tools have evolved in that same period, AI powered coding assistants like Github Copilot and AWS Code Whisperer are relatively new and rapidly evolving. Read More
On the Importance of Formally Verifying Software
—LinkedIn, Sandeep Mehta
One of the many hopes and aspirations of the current wave of developments in software and AI is that it can help evolve, simplify, and possibly eliminate, some or substantial amounts of toil in software development. The quest for finding connectivity between programming intent and generating code has been an area of research for well over a decade. While low-code/no-code tools have evolved in that same period, AI powered coding assistants like Github Copilot and AWS Code Whisperer are relatively new and rapidly evolving. Read More
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Are you struggling with navigating the complexity of large organizations in making your pitch?
Are you unsure if your product fit is in the problem spaces a large organization is facing?
Do you know all the stakeholders that contribute to selecting your product?
I have worked in large enterprises over 25 years as a senior executive, if you need an inside view on how to navigate large organizations, make a pitch to stakeholders, align your product strategy with all elements of an enterprise-grade solution, engage with decision makers, address risk and control concerns.
Contact me to advise and guide you through the journey.
I’m an award winning global technology executive with over 25 years of experience with a proven track record of driving technology transformation and information across diverse industries including banking and insurance, telecommunications, and consumer electronics.
My expertise lies in leading world class teams that have delivered strategic technology solutions.
I successfully led major initiatives, such as cloud migration, IT automation, and AI adoption significantly reducing costs and enhancing operational efficiency.
My senior leadership roles at The Hartford, Wells Fargo, UBS, and Goldman Sachs have equipped me with the skills to help govern technology operations and vendor relationships, ensuring alignment with business objectives, partnering with Risk & Audit, and engaging with regulators.
Contact me, if your organization needs a technology expert with decades of industry expertise at the senior most level on its board.
In my career as a senior technology executive, I have worked extensively with investment research, merchant bankers, private equity investors and venture capital firms. My expertise lies in my deep understand of the enterprise technology ecosystem and how to help evaluate the investment potential of technology startups from an enterprise perspective, and help them gain maturity.
I have helped incubate startups like Tableau, Harness, HashiCorp, Dynatrace and Pivotal Software, from their early stage inside large companies to their acquisition/ IPO.
I have been part of the industry’s AI journey for decades up to my present roles in ethical AI and the Human AI Council.
Contact me, if you need strategic vision and technical acumen to help your investment portfolio.