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Nirmal Shah

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Head of AI Strategy & Operations at Backblaze
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Nirmal is the Head of AI Strategy & Operations at Backblaze, where he leads data initiatives and analytics engineering. With a background in software development and an MBA from the University of San Francisco, he specializes in modernizing BI infrastructure and deploying AI automations to drive business decisions.

Outside of work, Nirmal is a father who values family time. He enjoys attending live sporting events like World Cup football matches and connects with other senior leaders at industry events in locations such as Cape Cod. Colleagues describe him as having a natural curiosity and a strong passion to learn.

He and his team won 3rd place at a Google Startup Weekend for prototyping a music production collaboration service in just 54 hours.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Head of AI Strategy & Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Enterprise AI Adoption
He is actively connecting with peers focused on the fundamentals of enterprise AI, including enablement, data foundations, governance, and proving ROI.
Go-to-Market Engineering
His role and expertise involve using data and analytics as a 'steering wheel' to streamline go-to-market reporting and help teams navigate what comes next.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Head of AI Strategy & Operations
Backblaze
3-2024 - 11-2025
Senior Business Intelligence Manager
Backblaze
3-2021 - 3-2024
Business Intelligence Manager
Backblaze
3-2019 - 3-2021
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Backblaze
4-2018 - 3-2019
Senior Marketing Data Analyst
Albertsons Companies
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Education
8-2014 - 5-2016
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of San Francisco
8-2006 - 5-2010
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Chulalongkorn University
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