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Sharmili Roy
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Sharmili Roy (PhD & MBA)
A women leader in technology with a PhD in AI & ML and an MBA, Sharmili is uniquely placed to drive business value with AI and data-driven transformation.
As Co-founder and CTO of Zoala, Sharmili drives the development of AI-powered solutions for school transforming the way wellbeing is taught in schools. Prior to Zoala, she was a CTO atMicrosoft APAC, where she led data and AI strategy conversations with CTOs and CIOs of key Fortune 500 customers in the region spanning FSI, Commerce, Telco, and multi-vertical conglomerates. to as CTO Commerce leading data and AI strategy with key customers in APAC
In her past roles at Microsoft and GoTo, she focussed on synthesizing new target end-states for large scale problems such as knowledge search, domain-specific chatbots, Superapps, and one-to-one personalization to name a few.
In recognition of her impact and continued mentorship to the talent in the region, Sharmili has been awarded 2024 Asia Top 50 Women Leaders in Tech and 2021 SG 100 Women in Tech.
Sharmili Roy (PhD & MBA)
A women leader in technology with a PhD in AI & ML and an MBA, Sharmili is uniquely placed to drive business value with AI and data-driven transformation.
As Co-founder and CTO of Zoala, Sharmili drives the development of AI-powered solutions for school transforming the way wellbeing is taught in schools. Prior to Zoala, she was a CTO atMicrosoft APAC, where she led data and AI strategy conversations with CTOs and CIOs of key Fortune 500 customers in the region spanning FSI, Commerce, Telco, and multi-vertical conglomerates. to as CTO Commerce leading data and AI strategy with key customers in APAC
