Ganesh Gopalan

Ganesh Gopalan is the co-founder and CEO of Gnani.ai, a voice-first conversational AI company focused on building secure, multilingual automation for enterprises. With over 25 years of experience at IBM and Texas Instruments, he brings deep technical and business expertise to India’s AI ecosystem.

A graduate of the Indian School of Business, Gopalan has spent his career on research and real-world application, specialising in speech recognition, embedded systems, and secure AI deployments. Gopalan is an advocate for responsible AI in enterprise use, particularly in sensitive sectors like finance and healthcare.

Backed by Samsung Ventures and InfoEdge Ventures, his company has helped financial clients automate millions of interactions and recover over $2 billion in just six months. Gopalan’s mission is clear: to combine research and real-world impact, making India a hub for globally competitive AI.