Gopichand Katragadda

Dr. Gopichand Katragadda is the Founder and CEO of Myelin Foundry, an AI company specialized in running powerful AI directly at the edge, transforming raw, unstructured data into actionable insights without reliance on distant cloud infrastructure, delivering faster decisions, smarter systems, and redefined human and industry outcomes. He is an Independent Director of Bosch India Limited, Asian Paints, and ICICI Securities. He was the past President of the IET, Board of Trustees, UK. In addition, Gopi is an investor and advisor in early-stage Deep Tech Startups, which apply data science and AI in the Automotive, Food, and Healthcare industries.
Till January 2019, Gopi was the Group Chief Technology Officer and Innovation Head of Tata Sons. At Tata Sons, he facilitated the development of pioneering products and services, strategic technology collaboration, and innovation across the $100 Billion Tata Group. Previously, as the Chairman and Managing Director of GE India Technology Centre, he helped grow GE’s largest R&D Centre – the John F. Welch Technology Centre, to be among the world’s leaders in intellectual property generation.
Gopi is the immediate past Chairman of the CII National Technology Committee. He is a GE Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Gopi helped establish the Advanced Materials CoE at IIT-Madras and the Advanced Manufacturing CoE at IIT-Kharagpur. In addition, he has framed the CII-Tata Communications Digital Transformation CoE. Gopi also set up and managed the ongoing Tata research collaborations with Harvard and Yale. He is also the recipient of PACE (Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering) from Iowa State University.
Gopi has authored a book on innovation titled “SMASH,” currently in its second edition. In addition, he has over 30 journal publications, five patents, several invited presentations, and citations of his research work. Gopi holds a BE degree in Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University; MS, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University.