# Shivaprasad KT

> Shivaprasad KT is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Ganit, a data science and AI company founded in 2017 with Ashok Harwani and Hariharan R. His work focuses on getting analytics adopted in business decisions; he has discussed this through Consumption Quotient, or CQ. His earlier roles include i2 Technologies, Mu Sigma and Impact Analytics.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Ganit
- **Organizations:** Ganit, Impact Analytics, Mu Sigma, i2 Technologies, Defence Research and Development Organisation
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, MBA, SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ganit in 2017., Reported growth from three team members to more than 100 by August 2020., Co-authored the March 2021 More Retail deployment account, reporting forecasting accuracy improving from 24% to 76% for that project.

## Career timeline

- **2002-2004** — Design Engineer at Defence Research and Development Organisation; dates reported in a public career directory.
- **2006-2008** — Consultant at i2 Technologies, including enterprise work spanning China and India.
- **2008-2016** — Regional Head at Mu Sigma.
- **2016-2017** — Managing Director at Impact Analytics.
- **2017** — Co-founded Ganit with Ashok Harwani and Hariharan R.
- **2021** — Co-authored the More Retail forecasting and automated ordering case study with Supratim Banerjee and Gaurav H Kankaria.
- **2022** — Ganit announced pre-Series A funding in July; returned to NITK to recruit graduates in September.
- **2023** — Discussed Consumption Quotient in an AIM interview published September 12.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ganit in 2017.
- Reported growth from three team members to more than 100 by August 2020.
- Co-authored the March 2021 More Retail deployment account, reporting forecasting accuracy improving from 24% to 76% for that project.
- Included in AIM’s Top 20 CEOs of Boutique Analytics Firms 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Listed as a lab expert for the ESG Tech Lab workshop at UN Global Compact Network India’s Regional Convention - West, scheduled for October 10 in Mumbai.
- **2025-08** — Listed for the AWS for Retail generative AI roundtable at Hyderabad Retail Summit on August 6.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ganitinc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivaprasadkt

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Last updated: 2026-10-23