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Muthu Avuda

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Data & AI, Strategy & Transformation Leader at HCLTech
📍 Edison, New Jersey, United States

Muthu Avuda is a Senior Director and Enterprise AI & Data Strategy Leader at HCLTech, specializing in data modernization, governance, and AI adoption across regulated industries. He builds cloud-first data & AI platforms.

He is passionate about emerging AI technologies like autonomous agents and small language models. Muthu actively follows innovations from companies like OpenAI and NVIDIA.

He holds certifications as an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and a Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Data & AI, Strategy & Transformation Leader
Job Level
Senior
Location
Edison, New Jersey, United States
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Enterprise AI Strategy
As a Senior Director at HCLTech and formerly at Johnson & Johnson, Muthu drives enterprise-wide AI adoption with a focus on measurable business outcomes and compliance.
Responsible AI
Muthu emphasizes integrating responsible AI with guardrails to ensure trust and security while deploying enterprise-grade AI platforms.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Data & AI, Strategy & Transformation Leader
HCLTech
10-2023 - 7-2024
Principal - Data Intelligence, AI & Strategy (Enterprise Architecture / Data Science)
Johnson & Johnson
6-2018 - 10-2023
Engineering IT- Delivery - Data Enablement - Product & Analytics
Johnson & Johnson
5-2017 - 6-2018
Digital Strategist – Legal Analytics/Compliance & Ethics
Bristol Myers Squibb
8-2006 - 5-2017
Operational Director / Solution Architect (B2B/B2C - SaaS - AI)
Desha
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Education
10-2021 - 12-2021
IDEA 2 MARKET
Stanford University
2005 - 2007
Master's degree
Stevens Institute of Technology
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