Dr. Usha Jagannathan

Dr. Usha Jagannathan is a leading voice in Responsible AI, and leads AI Products for a global standards organization. She specializes in accelerating AI productization, driving solutions from PoC and pilots to scalable, trustworthy enterprise systems. Leveraging over 20 years of product engineering and IT consulting across leading firms (McKinsey, Marsh, Post) and major institutions (ASU, Purdue Global), Dr. Jagannathan brings deep expertise in data/AI engineering, governance, and risk management.

Dr. Jagannathan’s thought leadership has earned industry recognitions, including Responsible AI Leader of the Year 2023, and AI & Data Science Leader of the Year 2024, along with global finalist recognition as AI Trailblazer of the Year 2025 for her thought leadership. She is deeply passionate about mentoring, having empowered over 1,000 young professionals to pivot their diverse backgrounds into high-impact engineering/product roles, fostering the next generation of responsible tech leaders.