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UmaShankar Vetrivel

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Vice President - Product Engineering at Thomson Reuters
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

UmaShankar Vetrivel is a technology executive with a 27-year career leading global teams in data engineering and product development at Thomson Reuters. His expertise lies in data mining, analytics, and AI transformation. Colleagues describe him as clear-thinking, talented, and an out-of-the-box, energetic manager.

He is passionate about continuous learning, stating he learns something new every day, including from younger generations. He believes in having conviction in ones talent and trusting passion as keys to a successful career. He enjoys mentoring young professionals and engaging with startups.

His core belief on AI is: "AI is never going to replace human. . . If you dont learn AI, someone who knows AI will replace you. "

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Vice President - Product Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

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Hard To Convince
Fast Follower
Challenger

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Priorities

Topics UmaShankar cares about

Generative AI Adoption
As VP of Product Engineering for Core AI, he is a proponent of upskilling teams to embrace AI for practical business applications, rather than being afraid of it.
Data Engineering
He leads a large data engineering team focused on data mining, curation, and ingestion for advanced analytics systems, a core part of his current role.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Vice President - Product Engineering
Thomson Reuters
3-2020 - 9-2021
Senior Director - Platform Content Technology
Thomson Reuters
12-2018 - 3-2020
Head of Platform Content Technology
Thomson Reuters
4-2013 - 3-2018
Head of Technology
Thomson Reuters
4-2012 - 4-2013
Assistant Vice President - Technology
Thomson Reuters
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Education
MS
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
BE
Annamalai University
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