# Samidha Garud

> Samidha Garud is co-founder and CEO of Kanerika, an enterprise data and AI consulting company founded in 2015. She previously served as COO and has held engineering, consulting, and delivery roles at TCS, Arsin, Polaris, and Data Science Labs. Her public reflections focus on client trust, curious hiring, continued learning, and delegating as a company grows.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Kanerika Inc
- **Organizations:** Kanerika Inc, Tata Consultancy Services, Arsin Inc, Polaris, Data Science Labs, Startup Leadership Program
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, Aurangabad, Advanced Management Program (executive education), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded Kanerika in 2015 and progressed from COO to CEO., Completed Wharton’s Advanced Management Program., Spoke at the World Blockchain Summit in Mumbai in 2019.

## Career timeline

- **1997-2000** — Assistant Systems Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services.
- **2000-2001** — Software Engineer at Arsin Inc.
- **2003-2004** — Consultant at Polaris.
- **2004-2008** — Assistant Software Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services.
- **2012-2014** — Technical Delivery Manager at Data Science Labs.
- **2015** — Co-founded Kanerika; served as COO until 2023.
- **2017-2019** — Program Leader at Startup Leadership Program.
- **2019** — Spoke at the World Blockchain Summit in Mumbai.
- **2022** — Undertook the Wharton Advanced Management Program.
- **2023** — Appointed CEO of Kanerika; appointment announced April 27.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Kanerika in 2015 and progressed from COO to CEO.
- Completed Wharton’s Advanced Management Program.
- Spoke at the World Blockchain Summit in Mumbai in 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Described stepping back from decisions and recruiting leaders experienced in scaling organizations.
- **2026-08** — Published an article on data foundations for enterprise AI in NextTech Today on August 3.
- **2026-09** — Kanerika announced Dheeraj Garg as chief delivery officer, effective August, reporting directly to Garud.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samidhagarud/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23