# Gopi Kandukuri

> Gopi Kandukuri is the founder, president and CEO of Saxon AI, an enterprise technology and AI services business. Based in Southlake, Texas, he began leading Saxon in 2008 after consulting roles at Verizon and Mary Kay. His public work spans technology staffing, data and analytics, applied AI implementation and industry advocacy as ITServe Alliance’s 2018 national president.

- **Role:** Founder, President and CEO at Saxon AI
- **Organizations:** Saxon AI, Saxon Global, CLICK IT Staffing, ITServe Alliance, Verizon, Mary Kay
- **Education:** B.Tech, Civil Engineering, Kakatiya University
- **Known for:** Founded and has led Saxon since 2008., Served as ITServe Alliance national president in 2018., Led Saxon during its third reported Inc. 5000 appearance in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **1992-1996** — Studied civil engineering at Kakatiya University.
- **2003-2006** — Consultant at Verizon.
- **2006-2008** — Senior consultant at Mary Kay.
- **2008** — Began his founder and CEO role at Saxon in February.
- **2014** — Discussed big data hiring in a January interview; Saxon acquired Wit Innovation in February.
- **2017** — Saxon Global announced its third Inc. 5000 appearance.
- **2018** — Served as ITServe Alliance national president; became president of CLICK IT Staffing in April.
- **2024** — Discussed Saxon’s applied AI work in a December executive interview.
- **2026** — Shared the Riddell AI assistant project; Saxon announced Claude Partner Network membership in June.

## Achievements

- Founded and has led Saxon since 2008.
- Served as ITServe Alliance national president in 2018.
- Led Saxon during its third reported Inc. 5000 appearance in 2017.
- Heads the Saxon business whose work with Riddell was featured in a March 2026 Microsoft customer story.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Microsoft published a customer story on Riddell’s AI assistant, developed with Saxon AI, on March 10.
- **2026-06** — Saxon announced it had joined the Claude Partner Network on June 23, with Kandukuri discussing business outcomes from integrated AI.

## Links

- Website: https://saxon.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopikk
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/gopi121
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gopi.kandukuri

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