Arvind Ravishunkar
Founder, CEO of Lenz AI Innovation Studio
Head, AI Ventures and Innovation at BITSoM
Adjunct Faculty, AI Product Development at BITSoM
BIO
Arvind Ravishunkar is the Founder and CEO of Lenz AI Innovation Studio. His work spans emerging technologies, organisational transformation and strategic innovation. He is widely recognised for applying GenAI, IoT, Cloud and SaaS to create high-growth product categories and unlock substantial enterprise value. Over his career, he has enabled Fortune 500 companies to build product categories exceeding 1 billion dollarsand to capture 1.5 billion dollars in market potential through technology-led strategy.
Arvind has led several major global initiatives. Most recently, he shaped Wipro’s GenAI technology strategy, helped secure board approval and investment for a next-generation AI platform that positioned the company as a leader in enterprise AI innovation. He established Wipro’s Think Tank and developed five scalable GenAI services that gained visibility across leading media outlets, investor briefings and Harvard Business School’s digital platforms. His strategic work has earned industry recognition, including awards for the Molex innovation strategy.
He is known for his ability to build high-performing innovation ecosystems. At Wipro, he transformed an underutilised technology group into a global innovation hub by launching a GenAI seed-pilot programme, a GenAI podcast, a start-up accelerator and managing an eleven-million-dollar incubator. The accelerator connected AI start-ups with Fortune 500 enterprises through a structured commercialisation model, enabling rapid adoption and strategic growth.
Arvind is also distinguished by his execution capability. He launched five enterprise-wide innovation programmes within eighteen months, delivering timelines significantly faster than industry standards. At Radius, he completed the Fisher-Price innovation strategy in three weeks, demonstrating exceptional clarity and speed. His strategic contributions have driven major business outcomes, including the development of Fairchild Semiconductor’s cloud strategy, which scaled to one billion dollars in revenue.
At Fairchild, he implemented an agile corporate strategy model that aligned twelve business units and supported a successful two-and-a-half-billion-dollar acquisition. He unified the company’s cloud strategy and coached senior leaders to drive sustained innovation and high-performance execution.
Before founding Lenz AI Innovation Studio, Arvind held leadership roles across innovation, technology and corporate strategy in global consulting and technology organisations. His career reflects a deep commitment to helping enterprises harness advanced technologies to create new growth opportunities and navigate rapidly evolving markets.
Education
MBA, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Clemson University
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bharathiar University




