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Prasad Kavuri
Director, AI Platform & Agentic Solutions at Zip
AI Platform Executive focused on production AI platforms, agentic AI, AI governance, AI FinOps, and enterprise adoption. Based in the Chicago area / Naperville, IL.
Contact
- Email: vbkpkavuri@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pkavuri
- GitHub: github.com/prasad-kavuri
- Portfolio: www.prasadkavuri.com
Proof Points
- 200+ engineers led
- 70%+ AI infrastructure cost reduction
- 13,000+ B2B customers enabled
- 15 production AI demos / platform patterns
Current Role
Director, AI Platform & Agentic Solutions
Zip · July 2026 - Present
Leading enterprise AI platform strategy and agentic AI capability development at Zip, partnering across Engineering, Product, Data, Risk, and Security to operationalize AI safely and responsibly at scale.
Prior Roles
- Head of AI Engineering, Krutrim
- Senior Director of Engineering, Ola
- Head of Infrastructure and Services, HERE Technologies
- Director of Engineering — Highly Automated Driving, HERE Technologies
Recommendations
“Prasad is a strategic, technically astute, and highly influential leader who I would gladly work for or with again. His leadership is defined by exceptional attention to detail, crucial for managing complex engineering platform initiatives.”
Josh Lynn
Senior Engineering Leader · Krutrim
Direct report · December 2025
“Prasad's ability to assemble high-performing teams that are always aligned towards delivering tangible business value is remarkable. His commitment is evident in his deep involvement in shaping architecture, refining processes, and meticulously tracking KPIs.”
Anoop Kabra
Director of Engineering · HERE Technologies
Peer · 15+ year colleague · August 2023
“A fantastic team player and a great mentor, Prasad has helped in shaping the career of hundreds of people who have worked with him. He adapts quickly to new challenges — be it technology or domain.”
Subhendu Roy
Sr. Director of Engineering · HERE Technologies
Cross-team peer · January 2021
“With his strongest desire to drive teams efficiently, he pays attention to each team member's strengths and delegates work accordingly. I highly recommend Prasad as a strong leader of people and technology to any organization.”
Syamkumar Abburi
Senior Engineering Manager · HERE Technologies
Direct report · November 2020
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Profile last updated: July 2026