# Siva Lakshmanan

> Siva Lakshmanan is the CEO of DeepHow, a Detroit-based AI company that turns tribal shop-floor know-how into searchable, multilingual training video. He joined in November 2024 after running Antuit.ai through its acquisition by Zebra Technologies. His pitch is unglamorous by design: preserve the expertise of the retiring half of the manufacturing workforce before it walks out the door.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at DeepHow
- **Organizations:** DeepHow, Zebra Technologies (former), Antuit.ai (former), IBM (former), Forbes Business Council
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** MBA, Operations and Supply Chain, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Bachelor's, Computer Science Engineering, University of Madras
- **Known for:** Led Antuit.ai through acquisition by Zebra Technologies (2021), Recognized as a Supply Chain Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive (2022), Forbes Business Council member

## Career timeline

- **pre-2013** — Client supply chain analytics leader at IBM Global Consulting Group; instrumental in ILOG post-acquisition integration
- **2013** — Joined Antuit.ai as Partner leading new business development in Asia
- **2021** — Named Co-CEO of Antuit.ai; company acquired by Zebra Technologies
- **2022** — Recognized as a Supply Chain Pro to Know
- **post-2021** — Led Strategy, AI and product management for Zebra Technologies' Software Solutions
- **2024-11** — Announced as CEO of DeepHow, succeeding co-founder Sam Zheng
- **2025** — Announced DeepHow collaboration with NVIDIA on Video Search and Summarization for physical AI

## Achievements

- Led Antuit.ai through acquisition by Zebra Technologies (2021)
- Recognized as a Supply Chain Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive (2022)
- Forbes Business Council member
- Instrumental in IBM's ILOG post-acquisition integration
- Under his DeepHow leadership: reported customer outcomes of ~20% OEE improvement, $500K weekly savings, 70% turnover reduction, elimination of fatal safety incidents

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Joined DeepHow as CEO
- **2025-03** — DeepHow announced collaboration with NVIDIA on Video Search and Summarization Blueprint
- **2025** — Public LinkedIn post: 'International Wire turned expert know-how' case study

## Links

- Website: https://deephow.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivakumarlakshmanan/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6g8Og1H2Tc

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Last updated: 2026-07-08