Usha Rengaraju

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AI Consultant and Corporate Trainer at Freelance

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Usha Rengaraju is an AI consultant, corporate trainer, and Chief of Research at Exa Protocol. A distinguished data scientist, she is globally recognized as the worlds first woman triple Kaggle Grandmaster and holds degrees from both Harvard and Columbia University. She specializes in Generative AI, Deep Learning, and Cybersecurity.

Driven by a personal passion, Usha is a prominent advocate for autism and neurodiversity. She actively works at the intersection of AI and neuroscience, organizing summits and research symposiums to explore how technology can improve early diagnosis and support for the neurodiverse community in India.

Unique fact: Usha was a competitive Kho-Kho player in school, representing her state twice in national games and winning athletic meets in sprinting events.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

Fast But Analytical

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.  They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Topics They Care About

AI for Neurodiversity
A passionate autism advocate, she organizes India's first NeuroAI symposium and Neurodiversity Summit to promote AI-based tools for early diagnosis and support.
Generative AI
As a corporate trainer and consultant, she specializes in teaching Generative AI, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision to teams at major corporations like Walmart, IBM, and JP Morgan.
Kaggle Competitions
She is the world's first woman to become a triple Kaggle Grandmaster, demonstrating elite expertise and a passion for competitive data science.

Media Appearances

Usha has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2016
AI Consultant and Corporate Trainer at Freelance
2-2022
Chief of Research at Exa Protocol
9-2019
Data Science Consultant at Infinite-Sum Modeling Inc.
11-2018 - 4-2024
Consultant(Data Science) at neoEYED Inc.
10-2018 - 1-2024
Ambassador at AIMed

Education

XSeries from Harvard University
2018 - 2018
Financial Engineering and Risk Management from Columbia University

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Exp : 9 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Middle Designation : AI Consultant and Corporate Trainer at Freelance
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Insights For Selling To Usha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Usha is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Usha

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Usha move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Usha take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Usha

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