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Sumit Taneja

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Senior Vice President & Global Head of AI Consulting at EXL
📍 New York, New York, United States

Sumit Taneja is the Senior Vice President & Global Head of AI Consulting at EXL, with over 25 years of industry experience. He focuses on embedding Agentic AI and advanced technologies to drive his proprietary "Trifecta Impact" of superior outcomes, efficiency, and customer experience. He holds an Executive MBA and numerous certifications, including Master Black Belt.

He holds patents for an AI-based smart data signals platform and a neural network platform, the "BA Copilot, " designed to accelerate the software development lifecycle.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President & Global Head of AI Consulting
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Sumit shows up

Hard To Convince
Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical

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

Priorities

Topics Sumit cares about

Practical AI Infrastructure
He argues that the infrastructure making AI usable, scalable, and domain-relevant is more critical for the next wave of AI than the agents themselves.
AI in Insurance
Frequently discusses how generative AI can transform underwriting and claims, while emphasizing the challenges of legacy systems, data silos, and outdated mindsets in the industry.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Senior Vice President & Global Head of AI Consulting
EXL
10-2022 - 12-2024
Senior Vice President - Global Head of Digital Consulting and Implementation
EXL
5-2020 - 9-2022
Global Head of Insurance Transformation and Hyperautomation
EXL
1-2018 - 5-2020
Vice President - Level 2 - Global Lead of Digital EXLerator Framework
EXL
1-2017 - 12-2017
Vice President - Level 2 - Practice Lead - Energy & Utilities & Co-transformation Lead Insurance
EXL
In the press

Media appearances

EXL's Taneja: AI Accelerates I… - AM Best Audio Podcast. Featured in Apple Podcasts (AM Best Audio Podcast)
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Why Insurers Struggle to Scale AI: EXL's Sumit Taneja on Breaking Barriers. Featured in Complete AI Training
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Education
10-2023 - 9-2024
Chief Digital Officer
MIT Professional Education
2017 - 2017
Strategic Value Addition through Financial Analysis; Ethics and Stakeholder Communication
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
2017 - 2017
Competitive Marketing Strategy; Corporate Development - Mergers and Acquisitions
The Wharton School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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