# Ajit Tharaken

> Ajit Tharaken is the CEO of Consilient, a Washington, D.C. fintech building federated-learning AI to catch financial crime without ever moving a bank's data. A Columbia-trained computer scientist, he previously ran Opus Global (Alacra) through its sale to NICE Actimize, then led NICE Actimize's Data Intelligence business. He pitches a blunt thesis: the global anti-money-laundering system is outdated, and the fix is letting institutions train AI models locally and share the intelligence, not the data.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Consilient
- **Organizations:** Consilient, NICE Actimize, Opus Global (Alacra)
- **Education:** M.S. in Computer Science, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Led Opus Global (Alacra) through growth and a successful sale to NICE Actimize., Ran NICE Actimize's global Data Intelligence business unit with full P/L responsibility., Appointed CEO of Consilient, the first company applying Federated Learning to financial crime prevention.

## Career timeline

- **—** — CEO of Opus Global (Alacra); led growth through the company's sale to NICE Actimize.
- **—** — General Manager, Data Intelligence at NICE Actimize; owned revenue, P/L, go-to-market, product strategy and development for a global team.
- **2023** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Consilient, effective December 18, 2023.

## Achievements

- Led Opus Global (Alacra) through growth and a successful sale to NICE Actimize.
- Ran NICE Actimize's global Data Intelligence business unit with full P/L responsibility.
- Appointed CEO of Consilient, the first company applying Federated Learning to financial crime prevention.

## Latest updates

- **2023-12** — Named CEO of Consilient, succeeding into the top role of the federated-learning fincrime company.
- **2025-02** — Outlined Consilient's federated-AI thesis publicly: 3-5x more suspicious activity detected, up to 80% fewer false positives.
- **2026-04** — Consilient partnered with Sigma360 on AI-driven perpetual KYC (pKYC).

## Links

- Website: https://consilient.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ajit-tharaken-72174858

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Last updated: 2026-06-25