Ganesh Padmanabhan | Source | CEO and co-founder at Autonomize AI

Ganesh Padmanabhan is the CEO and co-founder of Autonomize AI, a pioneering company enabling knowledge workers in regulated industries to have access to trusted, safe AI solutions. Under his leadership, Autonomize develops AI copilots that organize, contextualize, and summarize unstructured healthcare data, reducing administrative burden while enabling data-driven decisions that improve patient outcomes.

A visionary in healthcare AI, Ganesh founded Autonomize AI in January 2022 after successful ventures in explainable AI and data aggregation. The company serves an impressive roster of clients including Top 20 pharmaceutical companies, Fortune 100 payers, and leading value-based care organizations. Autonomize AI is also a founding member of CancerX, part of the U.S. President's Cancer Moonshot initiative.

With over 20 years of experience in technology and artificial intelligence, Ganesh brings deep expertise in leveraging AI to unlock value from clinical and biomedical data. He is committed to developing patient-centric innovations that prioritize data privacy and ethical AI practices. His vision centers on making AI a catalyst for extending human cognition in healthcare, enabling organizations and individuals to reach their maximum potential.

Beyond Autonomize, Ganesh founded Stories in AI, a podcast and edutainment platform exploring AI's transformative impact through storytelling. His extensive career includes scaling venture-backed AI companies like Molecula and CognitiveScale, as well as leading growth initiatives during a 15-year tenure at Dell Technologies and Intel Corporation.
Ganesh is an active investor and advisor for multiple startups and serves as a mentor in Austin's entrepreneurial ecosystem. In 2020, he served on Texas Governor Greg Abbott's COVID-19 Strike Force on Innovation, helping leverage data for pandemic response decision-making.

A sought-after keynote speaker, Ganesh has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, and other leading publications. He was recognized by Enterprise Management 360 as one of the 10 tech experts revolutionizing AI in 2018.
Ganesh holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calicut, India, and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.