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Vivek Kumar Rai

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Strategic Business, HPC & AI at NVIDIA
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Vivek Kumar Rai is the Head of Strategic Business for HPC & AI at NVIDIA, where he drives growth and strategy for advanced technologies. He is a frequent speaker on how AI is transforming scientific domains like drug discovery and climate modeling. People who have worked with him describe him as customer-obsessed, result-oriented, and a team player with deep technical acumen.

He has an MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management and a Bachelor of Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Strategic Business, HPC & AI
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Priorities

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AI for Science
He frequently speaks on using AI to accelerate scientific discovery in areas like drug development, climate modeling, and material science.
Enterprise LLMs
As a panelist on this topic, he explores how Large Language Models are transforming enterprise workflows and decision-making processes.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
Strategic Business, HPC & AI
NVIDIA
10-2019 - 7-2022
Head-HPC & AI Business India
Intel Corporation
2-2016 - 10-2016
Business Development Manager (Additional Role)
Intel Corporation
10-2015 - 10-2019
Technical Sales Specialist-APJ
Intel Corporation
9-2008 - 2-2012
Senior Engineer
QLogic
In the press

Media appearances

Industry Leaders Laud Prime Minister's Vision for AI-Driven Viksit Bharat – Includes Insights from Vivek Kumar Rai, Strategic Business, HPC & AI, NVIDIA. Featured in Press Information Bureau (PIB), Government of India
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Voices of Innovation: Industry Leaders on 2024's Tech Milestones and 2025's Promising Trends – Featuring Vivek Kumar Rai (Strategic Business, HPC & AI, NVIDIA). Featured in BryAir
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Education
2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Manipal Institute of Technology
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