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Rajat Kasera

Collaborator · DISC type si
Head, Data & AI at Sally Beauty
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Rajat is the Head of Data & AI at Sally Beauty, where he leads the industrialization of AI/ML solutions on Databricks. A graduate of IIT Kanpur, he is a transformational leader with expertise in data strategy, architecture, and governance, focused on influencing C-suite executives to champion data literacy.

Guided by principles like "People over Data over Process over Technology" and "Learn, Unlearn, Relearn, " Rajat is a thought-leader who enjoys mentoring. He is passionate about fostering collaboration between business, IT, and vendors to drive innovation and create value through data.

His team at Capgemini won the Informatica EDC / CLAIRE Hackathon, beating 35 other contenders with their "Smart Data Onboarding for MDM" solution.

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Current Role
Head, Data & AI
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
Personality Overview

How Rajat shows up

Fair-minded
Consensus Builder
Appreciative

They are more likely to opt for solutions that are proven in the market. Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are. Scenarios where both sides can come out as winners appeal to them greatly.

Priorities

Topics Rajat cares about

Explainable AI (XAI)
Actively works to accelerate the adoption of Explainable AI, establishing governance guardrails to mitigate bias and build trust in models.
Data-driven Leadership
Believes in a "People over Data" philosophy and focuses on simplifying complex problems to achieve tangible business outcomes through data.
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Career

Work history

Head, Data & AI
Sally Beauty
Senior Director, Data, Analytics, AI
McKesson
North America Practice Leader, Data, Analytics & AI
Capgemini
Senior Principal, Big Data, Cloud, Data Science
Infosys Consulting
Director, MDM/Data Governance/Data Quality
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
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Education
B. Tech.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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