# Saurabh Jain

> Saurabh Jain is the founder and CEO of Spire.AI, a domain-intelligent AI copilot for talent that uses a Large Graph Model for skills to help enterprises match, mobilize, and reskill their workforce. A three-decade veteran of enterprise software with earlier stops at Oracle, SAP, Yahoo, and Apigee, he now writes and speaks about skills-based organizations, ethical AI, and treating the CHRO and CFO as equal partners.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Spire.AI
- **Organizations:** Spire.AI, Spire Innovations Inc., OpenKnowra, Forbes Human Resources Council
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Advanced Masters in Management of Global Enterprises (GDW consortium), Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Advanced Masters in Management of Global Enterprises (GDW consortium), UCLA Anderson School of Management, Advanced Masters in Management of Global Enterprises (GDW consortium), SDA Bocconi, Advanced Masters in Management of Global Enterprises (GDW consortium), City University of Hong Kong
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Spire.AI to ~140 employees serving enterprise talent management, Member, Forbes Human Resources Council, Pioneered a Large Graph Model (LGM) approach for skills modeling in enterprise HR

## Career timeline

- **pre-2007** — Leadership roles at Oracle, SAP, Yahoo Software Development India, and Apigee
- **2007** — Founded Spire.AI (Spire Innovations Inc.)
- **2013** — Series A funding round reported (approx. $8M)
- **2020s** — Spire.AI reframes itself as a domain-intelligent AI Copilot for Talent, powered by a Large Graph Model for skills
- **2024** — Public interviews on AI adoption in talent acquisition; joins Forbes HR Council
- **2025** — OpenKnowra platform positioned as enterprise context intelligence layer

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Spire.AI to ~140 employees serving enterprise talent management
- Member, Forbes Human Resources Council
- Pioneered a Large Graph Model (LGM) approach for skills modeling in enterprise HR
- Published thought leadership on ethical AI, CHRO-CFO alignment, and skills-based organizations

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Continued publishing on ai.spire.ai and via Forbes HR Council; OpenKnowra platform launched as an enterprise context intelligence layer.
- **2024-08** — Interview on strategies for overcoming hiring challenges in 2024 via All Things Talent.

## Links

- Website: https://spire.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spirian/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/spire2grow
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/spire2grow

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Last updated: 2026-07-08