Sashi Dasika

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DISC Type : Dcs

Senior Director of Cognitive AI/Agentic AI & Physical AI Platforms, AI Operations/Governance at NTT DATA, Inc.

Santa Clara, California, United States

Overview

Sashi Dasika is a Global Cognitive Agentic AI Leader and Senior Director at NTT DATA, with 25+ years in technology and 10+ years in GenAI and Agentic platforms. He leads AI strategy, engineering, and execution, and has scaled over 50 GenAI and robotics solutions impacting millions.

He is the CEO of IAmAiOne. COM, developing Generative AI products and advising startups. He holds masters degrees from Harvard University and Louisiana State University, showcasing a strong academic background.

Sashi has co-created and globally scaled over 50 GenAI, Agentic AI, robotics, and data science solutions, positively impacting over 6 million users worldwide.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Quality Focused

Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service  They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI Platforms
As Senior Director, he focuses on building cognitive enterprise solutions by augmenting, assisting, and automating AI + Agents for human interaction, moving beyond pilots to enterprise scale.
Physical AI Factories
He is passionate about the convergence of cognitive agent AI and physical AI to create situational awareness and smart robotics with human-level capabilities at machine speed.
Generative AI Products
As CEO of IAmAiOne. COM, he is actively developing cutting-edge Generative AI products and programs, advising various stealth startups in this domain.

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Work History

11-2025
Senior Director of Cognitive AI/Agentic AI & Physical AI Platforms, AI Operations/Governance at NTT DATA, Inc.
8-2025 - 12-2025
Global AI Leader & Senior Director of AI,Agentic AI & Physical & AI Factories & Agentic OS at NTT DATA North America
8-2024 - 6-2025
AI Leader, Senior Director of AI, Robotics, ML, DataScience at NTT DATA North America
1-2023 - 8-2024
Chief Executive Officer at IAmAiOne.COM
4-2022 - 10-2024
MDM, EAM, AI + ML+ Data + Governance Strategist, Senior Product and Program Manager at Sempra

Education

2013 - 2015
Master's degree from Harvard University
8-1998 - 12-2000
Master's degree from Louisiana State University

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Insights For Selling To Sashi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Help them see both - the ‘big picture’ impact and the ROI of the investment
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims

DONT's

  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sashi is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sashi

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sashi move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Sashi take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

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