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Sarvam AI Appoints Former Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar as President and Chief Business Officer

Indian AI startup Sarvam AI has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan, formerly Managing Director of Google Cloud India, as President and Chief Business Officer. He will lead the company’s enterprise and government business as more than 100 institutions already use its full-stack AI platform.
Split image: on the left, Sashikumar Sreedharan, a grey-haired man in round dark-framed glasses and a dark blazer; on the right, the white “sarvam” logo on a black background.
November 11, 2026 05:07 PM IST | Written by Neelam Sharma | Edited by Vaibhav Jha

Indian AI startup Sarvam AI has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan as its new president and Chief Business Officer as the company looks to expand its full-stack AI platform to more enterprises and governments.

In a post made on Tuesday, Sarvam AI announced the appointment of Sreedharan who most recently served as Managing Director (India) of Google Cloud for one and a half years. Prior to Google, Sreedharan has also led Microsoft India’s enterprise business as Managing Director for over 5 years.

“Sashi will lead our business across enterprises and government, and expand our work with digital native companies, developers and partners. He will also be responsible for Marketing, Finance, Forward Deployed Engineering, service Delivery and Commercial Operations functions for the company,” read a statement from Sarvam AI.

The appointment comes as Sarvam AI looks to scale up its operations. The company said more than 100 enterprises and government institutions are already using its full-stack AI solutions.

According to the company, Sarvam’s next phase will focus on advancing AI research, developing products for global users and strengthening its ability to serve businesses at a larger scale.

Welcoming the appointment, Sashikumar said “India should be a maker of the intelligence the world runs on. For me, joining Sarvam is a commitment to that opportunity. I look forward to working with the team and our customers to build products that become part of how industries and governments operate,”.

The appointment is expected to strengthen Sarvam AI’s leadership as the company expands its efforts to build India’s own AI ecosystem.

Also Read: Maharashtra Government Approves ₹11.26 Crore Sarvam AI Deployment

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