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Guruduth Banavar

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Founding CTO, Head of Discovery, AI & Engineering, GM of Diagnostics at Viome
📍 New York, New York, United States

Guruduth is the Founding CTO at Viome, where he leads AI and discovery to prevent and reverse chronic diseases using host and microbiome gene expression analysis. A former VP at IBM who led the Watson AI team, he holds a PhD in Computer Science and is a passionate technology innovator.

Driven by a mission to solve humanitys biggest challenges in health and education, Guruduth acts as an angel investor for impactful initiatives. He serves on the board of Curious Learning, a non-profit focused on global childhood literacy, reflecting his deep commitment to creating widespread opportunity.

He received a National Innovation Award from the President of India for a project that provided internet access to illiterate populations.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Founding CTO, Head of Discovery, AI & Engineering, GM of Diagnostics
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Guruduth shows up

Fast But Thoughtful
Early Adopter
Goal-Oriented

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Guruduth cares about

AI in Healthcare
Leads Viome's AI-driven platform to analyze molecular data, discover biomarkers, and provide personalized health recommendations to combat chronic disease.
Microbiome Analysis
His work at Viome centers on analyzing microbial and human gene expression from non-invasive samples to understand the root causes of disease.
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Career

Work history

4-2017
Founding CTO, Head of Discovery, AI & Engineering, GM of Diagnostics
Viome
1-2017
Angel Investor
Self
1-2017
Board Member
Curious Learning
1-2019
Science Advisor
Mindwell Labs, Inc.
7-2017
Advisory Board Member
Rumble.com
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA (Accelerated)
Multiple Institutions (Harvard - Columbia - Northwestern)
Ph.D.
University of Utah
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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