Neelesh K Shukla

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Principal Applied Scientist/Applied Sciences Lead - Gen AI/Advanced AI at Oracle

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Neelesh is a Principal Applied Scientist at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, leading research and development for Generative AI products. With over 14 years of experience, including heading AI Innovation at State Street, he specializes in applying advanced AI to the financial domain. Colleagues describe him as meticulous, proactive, and committed.

He is passionate about mentorship and continuous learning, actively sharing educational resources to help others build their skills in Generative AI. His interest in professional development is also highlighted by his certification in leadership from former LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.

His research teams approach to financial narrative summarization won "Best Work" at the IEEE BigData Conference.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

Rigorous & Demanding

ROI Driven

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Generative AI in Finance
He has extensive experience leading GenAI adoption at State Street and his research focuses on financial document understanding, a key area of his work and publications.
AI Research Leadership
He is responsible for leading research initiatives at Oracle and previously incubated the AI Innovation & Research group at State Street, driving a team to publish impactful papers.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
He recently co-authored and promoted a research paper titled "RAG-CUE, " which introduces a new evaluation system for RAG, indicating deep expertise in this specific area.

Media Appearances

Neelesh Kumar Shukla - Principal Applied Scientist - Oracle Blogs. Featured in Oracle Blogs

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Work History

5-2025
Principal Applied Scientist/Applied Sciences Lead - Gen AI/Advanced AI at Oracle
6-2024 - 4-2025
Principal Applied Scientist - OCI Generative AI at Oracle
4-2023 - 6-2024
Senior Manager, AI Group & Head - AI Innovation & Research at State Street
10-2021 - 3-2023
Manager at State Street
6-2018 - 10-2021
Senior Data Scientist (SMTS) at Oracle

Education

2016 - 2018
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
1-2018 - 3-2018
Master Research Fellow - Scientific Winter School from Heidelberg University

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Neelesh K is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Neelesh K

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Neelesh K move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Neelesh K take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

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