# Saurav Basu

> Saurav Basu is the founder, president and CEO of Exavalu, a global technology consulting and engineering firm focused on insurance and regulated industries. His career includes insurance consulting leadership at Cognizant and Wipro, and his published work examines underwriting modernization and operationalizing machine learning.

- **Role:** Founder, President and CEO at Exavalu
- **Organizations:** Exavalu, Cognizant, Wipro, Exeter Group, Motorola, Tata Steel, Insurance Executive Forum
- **Education:** BE, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Executive Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- **Known for:** Founded Exavalu in 2018 following insurance consulting leadership roles., Under his leadership, Exavalu received Consulting Magazine workplace recognition in 2019 and 2021 and first place in the midsize category in 2025. These are company awards., Authored Forbes Business Council essays on underwriting modernization, data platforms and enterprise MLOps.

## Career timeline

- **1995-1997** — Automation Engineer / Senior Officer at Tata Steel.
- **1997-1998** — Software Development Leader at Motorola.
- **2000-2002** — Consulting Information Technology Architect at Exeter Group.
- **2002-2010** — Director and Client Partner at Cognizant.
- **2010-2013** — Global Client Partner and Business Leader in Wipro’s Insurance Practice.
- **2013-2016** — Insurance Industry Practice Leader at Cognizant.
- **2016-2018** — Insurance Industry Advisory Leader, Cognizant Business Consulting.
- **2018** — Founded Exavalu; listed as President and CEO from July 2018.
- **2022** — Interviewed Topa CIO Tracy Tillinghast for Insurance Executive Forum’s CIO Spotlight series.
- **2026** — Led Exavalu at the launch of ExAite on June 9 and appeared on Profiles in Risk in September.

## Achievements

- Founded Exavalu in 2018 following insurance consulting leadership roles.
- Under his leadership, Exavalu received Consulting Magazine workplace recognition in 2019 and 2021 and first place in the midsize category in 2025. These are company awards.
- Authored Forbes Business Council essays on underwriting modernization, data platforms and enterprise MLOps.
- Hosted a CIO Spotlight interview with Topa Insurance CIO Tracy Tillinghast.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared with Chuck Gomez on Profiles in Risk, published September 16.
- **2026-06** — Exavalu launched ExAite, its agentic AI quality engineering platform, on June 9; Basu commented as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.exavalu.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sauravbasu

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