Ashwin Ballal
Wildcard · DISC type cisAshwin Ballal is a visionary CIO at Freshworks with over 30 years of experience leading business and digital transformations. He specializes in leveraging disruptive technologies like AI/ML to drive growth and operational excellence. His background spans sales, marketing, and engineering, and he holds a Ph. D. from the University of Maryland.
Outside of his primary role, Ashwin is an active angel investor and board member, passionate about mentoring and supporting new ventures. He grew up playing competitive field hockey, which shaped his team-oriented leadership philosophy, and has been a board member for the Childrens Discovery Museum.
He calls himself the “accidental CIO” due to his unconventional career path through various business functions before leading IT.
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