I help executive teams and boards turn AI pressure into a clear, governed, and executable plan — and then help them execute it. Two decades operationalizing AI at enterprise scale, focused on the decisions in front of you.
Enterprise AI has moved beyond isolated pilots, but most organizations are still early in operationalizing it. The strategy, governance, and internal readiness to run it in production usually are not. That gap is where I work.
A practical AI strategy, not a deck of ambitions
Use cases prioritized by value and feasibility
Governance and risk controls before you scale
Internal readiness and executive alignment
A roadmap with owners, budget, and a path to production
Each engagement is designed to be useful on its own — and to lead naturally to the next.
Enterprise AI demands fluency across adjacent domains. My work spans strategy, governance, delivery, and value — so the plan holds together end to end.
I sit with executive teams on strategy and with engineers on architecture — a trusted advisor to C-suite and boards who keeps both working from the same plan.
I've led AI, data, and digital transformations as a CTO, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer, enterprise and solutions architect, and executive program leader — scaling global teams of 250+ and delivering programs measured in tens of millions of dollars.
I've established enterprise AI governance, security, and responsible-AI frameworks that enabled fully compliant deployments in healthcare, finance, and other highly regulated industries.
The goal is never a flashy proof of concept. It's a path to a system your organization can operate, audit, and extend — the work I've spent my career on.
Named one of the Top 50 Technology Professionals globally (2025). Keynote speaker at Wharton, NYU Stern, USC Marshall, and PMI. Contributor to Forbes, Fast Company, and CDO Magazine.
Years leading enterprise AI
Global AI & data team led
Cloud transformation delivered
Annual savings generated
Enterprise payers & providers served
Faster AI implementation
I'm Ravi Tenneti — an enterprise technology and AI executive with more than 20 years spent turning emerging technology into capability organizations can actually run. I've led AI, data, and digital transformations across healthcare, pharma, financial services, manufacturing, and other highly regulated industries, in Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy & Technology Officer roles, and earlier in senior leadership positions at multiple Fortune 100 organizations. What I care about most is the unglamorous part — moving AI from ambition to something governed, operational, and real.
Adjunct Professor & Faculty Advisor for Executive AI Fluency at The Ohio State University.
Fellow, British Computer Society (BCS). Fellow, IETE. Senior Member, IEEE.
Forbes Technology Council · Fast Company Executive Board · Global Healthcare Council (Vation Ventures) · Ohio Innovation Council · AI Freedom Alliance.
CTO Program, Wharton · MBA · AI in Healthcare, Stanford · PMP · IBM Cloud Solution Architect · SAP.
We start with your real constraints, goals, and the decision actually in front of you.
An honest read of where you stand — data, talent, tooling, governance, and readiness.
A prioritized, sequenced, governed roadmap with owners and a path to production.
I hand off something your team can own — and stay on call as you execute.
The best place to start is a short, no-pressure conversation about what you're trying to solve.
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