Corporate travel services provider Yatra Online has appointed Shakti Goel as Chief Architect and Data Scientist to accelerate its adoption and innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science.

With over 25 years of rich experience across diverse industries such as travel, banking, transport & logistics, retail, financial markets and pharmaceuticals, Goel has worked for major Fortune 500 companies such as American Stores, Oracle, State Street Corporation, Raytheon and Fidelity Investments. 

In his last role prior to joining Yatra, Goel was involved in an ambitious project of building an enterprise-wide data warehouse across all lines of businesses in the travel domain. Some of his earlier assignments include - Chief Product and Technology Officer at Faircent, Chief Technology Officer for the Financial Inclusion and Banking division of HCL Infosystems and CTO of Aakash Educational Services. 

“Dr Goel brings a wealth of experience in data science and analytics having held technology leadership roles globally at major Fortune 500 companies and in the travel domain in India. With AI seen as the next technology frontier and a core driver for innovation in travel going forward, Dr Goel will be a valuable contributor in leading our data and AI initiatives as we continue to lead the path for business travel innovation in India,” said Dhruv Shringi, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

A seasoned technologist, Goel completed his Doctor of Science (Sc.D.), and Master of Science from, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA and his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India.