Ritika Gunnar is a Data and AI enthusiast, dedicating her career to building innovative products and collaborating with clients to achieve impactful outcomes through data and ai-driven solutions. As the General Manager, Data and AI, at IBM, Ritika draws upon a rich background of leadership roles – including overseeing Product Management for data services at another cloud provider.

Ritika’s journey began as a software engineer and evolved into executive roles across professional services, sales, product management and development. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

A proud native of Austin, Ritika now resides in New York with her husband and two children, finding solace and joy in hiking and immersing herself in nature during her free time.