He is a seasoned executive with deep experience in AI (Deep Learning, NLP, Speech, Vision), application of AI and Cloud to solve industry problems (e.g. Personalized learning, Precision Medicine, Customer Intelligence, etc.); and in building and incubating advanced technology businesses anchored on AI and Cloud.

Prior to joining SWIFT, Chalapathy held a number of senior management/executive roles at IBM, including VP, IBM Watson Education, responsible for developing a specialized AI platform on Hybrid Cloud for personalized learning; Director of Healthcare Transformation, responsible for launching and leading IBM’s initiative on Healthcare Transformation, leading to the forming of IBM’s Watson Health business unit, and seeding a number of innovative AI-based clinical decision support offerings (e.g. Watson Genomics); 

Chalapathy Neti has a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University specializing in neural networks (called “Deep Learning”, today). He has over 75+ publications and 30+ patents.  He frequently represented IBM in media, trade and academic conferences.