Vijay Reddy

Commander
DISC Type : D

Founder & Executive Director at SAI for Responsible AI

Greater Chicago Area, United States

Overview

Vijay Reddy is the Founder and Executive Director of SAI for Responsible AI (SAI4RAI). With over two decades of experience in enterprise AI and Agile transformation at companies like Infosys, he now focuses on making AI education equitable. People who have worked with him describe him as perceptive, energetic, and a true servant leader.

His deep commitment to community service spans his career, including a long-standing volunteer role as a program director since 2006. Vijay is passionate about leveraging technology to serve society, a conviction that has guided him for twenty years and led him to establish his educational nonprofit for underserved communities.

Inspired by a college drama, Vijays mission has been to shift the focus of technology "From I to We to He, " meaning from self-interest to societal benefit.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Strong-Willed

Impact-Driven

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

Responsible AI
He founded a nonprofit, SAI4RAI, dedicated to bringing free, responsible AI education to underserved communities, reflecting his core mission.
Community Service
Has been a volunteer program director supporting community service organizations through technology enablement for nearly two decades, since 2006.
Agile Transformation
Spent over a decade as an enterprise Agile coach and consultant at Infosys, leading transformations for major clients across multiple industries.

Media Appearances

Vijay has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2026
Founder & Executive Director at SAI for Responsible AI
6-2025 - 3-2026
AI Program & Delivery Leader | AI Product Owner — AIS & VSM Platform at Infosys
10-2018 - 5-2025
Principal Agile Coach & SAFe Practice Consultant — Enterprise Transformation at Infosys
8-2017 - 8-2018
Lead Agile Coach (consulting at WBA)) at Sai Performance Excellence
5-2016 - 8-2017
Enterprise Agile Transformation Coach (Consultanting at CNA) at Sai Performance Excellence

Education

Engineer's Degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

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Insights For Selling To Vijay

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vijay is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vijay

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vijay move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Vijay take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Vijay

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