Consultation
Leadership Profile

Industry Practice,
Academic Rigor

Over 22 years of global experience converting artificial intelligence into measurable business value across Insurance, Banking & FinTech, EdTech, and Manufacturing.

Dr. Anand Fadte
Operating Approach

ROI-First AI Delivery

Organizations don't need more AI initiatives; they need the right ones, delivered. My approach starts with the P&L: prioritize 2–3 high-yield use cases, quantify expected savings or revenue impact, select cost-appropriate architecture (open-source, self-hosted, or cloud), pilot fast, and scale only what proves ROI — with governance guardrails built in from day one.

22+
Years Leadership
€100M+
P&L Owned
400+
Professionals Led
5
Continents

Boardroom to Build

Comfortable defining AI strategy with the board and then delivering it in production — bridging the gap most organizations struggle to close.

Scaling Organizations

Built AI, Python, and Insurance Centers of Excellence from scratch; hired, mentored, and led 400+ professionals across onshore–offshore models.

Global Delivery

Delivered across USA, UK, Belgium, Australia, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Canada, and India — for insurers, banks, universities, and manufacturers.

Professional Experience

Career Milestones & Leadership Track

MAY 2024 — PRESENT

Chief Technology Officer

Aviantos & PieStudy, India

Spearheaded AI-native platforms — avHR (HR automation), avData (document intelligence), and avCRM (WhatsApp-first CRM). Designed ERP-integrated architecture (Odoo, Frappe) and GenAI/agentic frameworks (Ollama, CrewAI, LLM orchestration) with human-in-the-loop controls.

MAR 2022 — APR 2024

Chief Technology Officer

MSM Unify, Canada

Architected and scaled a global study-abroad SaaS platform (.NET, Python, AWS) connecting students, universities, and partners. Integrated OCR, AI/ML, and NLP to automate document verification and personalized recommendations.

JUN 2021 — MAR 2022

Head of Data Science

Qorbital, Pune & UK

Led applied AI across risk scoring, fraud detection, underwriting, and KYC for a neo-banking platform. Established production-grade MLOps pipelines and led a 50+ member AI engineering team.

MAR 2014 — MAY 2021

Head of Insurance CoE, Software Engineering & Mainframe Practice

Tieto (TietoEVRY), Pune & Finland

Established and led an Insurance Center of Excellence across India, Finland, Sweden, and Czech Republic with €100M+ portfolio accountability. Led a 350+ global engineering team and founded Python & Open-Source CoEs, training 300+ engineers.

JUL 2006 — FEB 2014

Associate Manager — Business Analyst

Accenture — USA, UK, Belgium, Australia & Pune

Led a 40+ member global business-analysis team delivering core insurance transformations (Duck Creek, Guidewire, Pega, COBOL/Mainframe) for The Hartford, QBE, RSA, Aegon, and Travelers.

2004 — 2006

Software Developer

Reuters & Honeywell, Bangalore

Built financial data-analytics systems for Reuters' global market-data platform; developed enterprise applications on .NET, C#, APIs, and SQL for Honeywell.

1999 — 2001

Founder

Acetek Solutions

Founded and scaled a software development and capability-building business — early proof of entrepreneurial, outcome-driven technology leadership.

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