With over a decade of experience designing high-impact and transformative enterprise AI systems, Kiriti Badam is a seasoned expert in AI-centric infrastructure, specializing in large-scale compute, data engineering, and storage systems. At Kumo.ai, a Forbes AI 50 startup, he leads the development of infrastructure capable of training hundreds of models daily, driving significant ARR growth for enterprises.

Kiriti brings a unique blend of startup agility and large-scale enterprise expertise, having worked across companies of varying sizes, including Kumo.ai, Google, Samsung, and Databricks. At Google Ads, he developed globally distributed key-value stores that powered advertising systems generating XX billion dollars in annual revenue.

Kiriti holds a Master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree from IIT Madras, where his research focused on cutting-edge storage systems and distributed databases for AI workloads. A trusted advisor and mentor, he guides startups and organizations in building impactful AI infrastructure, achieving product-market fit, and crafting robust product development strategies.