AIM 100: India's Most Influential People Shaping AI in 2026

Shailender Kumar

Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, Oracle India and NetSuite JAPAC

Shailender Kumar

Shailender Kumar has played a leading role in accelerating enterprise AI adoption across India. Over the past year, he has expanded Oracle's AI and cloud footprint while enabling enterprises and public sector organisations to deploy generative and agentic AI securely across mission-critical business functions.


Under his leadership, Oracle has strengthened its ecosystem through strategic partnerships, cloud infrastructure investments, and AI-powered enterprise applications that help organisations modernise operations while meeting security, governance, and compliance requirements. His work has focused on making AI deployment both scalable and business-driven.


Kumar believes India's AI ecosystem has entered a new phase where organisations are prioritising secure, sovereign, and enterprise-ready AI. He sees this transition as central to India's digital transformation and long-term economic growth.

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