Doc Vaidhyanathan is the Vice President of the AI Center of Excellence at IBM, where he leads initiatives focused on applying AI technologies across enterprise systems, cloud infrastructure, and customer solutions. With extensive experience in AI, cybersecurity, compliance, fraud prevention, and SaaS platforms, he has built and scaled innovative technology businesses throughout his career. A seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur, Doc previously co-founded Spanugo, a cloud security and compliance startup acquired by IBM in 2020, and served as Chief Product Officer at Arcot Systems, which was acquired by CA Technologies. He is widely recognized for his leadership in AI innovation, cloud security, product strategy, and enterprise technology transformation.
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